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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Railway adds extra AC coaches


Railways will add an AC-3 tier coach in place of a sleeper class coach in three trains. These trains include train numbers 12417/12418 Prayagraj Express, train numbers 11413/11414 Allahabad-Dehradun Link Express and train numbers 14119/14120 Dehradun-Kathgodam Express.

 At present, Prayag Raj Express has 24 coaches -- one AC-I class, three AC-2 tier, three AC-3 tier, 13 sleeper, two general and two SLR coaches. After addition of an AC-3 coach, the train will comprise of one AC-I class coach, three AC-2 tier, four AC-3 tier, 12 sleeper, two general and two SLR coaches.

At present, train numbers 14113/14114 Allahabad-Dehradun Link Express and train numbers 14119/14120 Dehradun-Kathgodam Express include one AC-First class coach, one AC-2 tier, five sleeper, three general coaches and two SLR coaches. After adding of an AC-3 tier coach I place of one sleeper class coach, the composition of both the trains would change to one AC-First class, one AC-II tier, one AC-III tier, four sleeper, three general and two SLR coaches.