NEW DELHI: Making train travel comfortable for people travelling in unreserved coaches, railways rolled out first modern unreserved coaches ‘Deen Dayalu’ with cushioned seats, potable drinking water and mobile charging points.
Deen Dayalu coaches were announced in the rail budget by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. Estimated to cost about Rs 81 lakh per coach, about 700 such modern coaches will be manufactured in the current fiscal. The coaches have been designed by at Integrated Coach factory at Chennai and Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala.
“We will deploy these Deen Dayalu coaches in those routes which have heavy demand for getting seats," Prabhu said after inaugurating the first coach here.
Painted with z-shaped orange colour bands and anti-graffiti coating, there will be toilet occupation indication display board and water-level indicator in the coach.LED lights, fire extinguishers with anti-theft arrangement, interior panelling with aluminium composite panels.
"We have provided many facilities in these coaches like charging points, dustbins, more space for keeping luggages, aqua guard like facilities. We fulfilled what we have promised in our budget. It shows how PM Modi government wants passenger to travel," he said.
The minister said that four new services for passengers -- Tejas, secondly Hamsafar, then Udaya for overnight service, then Antodaya Express will be pressed into Service.