Status of Vistadome Trains
Posted on: 11 FEB 2022 2:44PM by PIB Delhi
At present, 45 number of trains over Zonal Railways are being operated with Vistadome coaches in their composition, as detailed below;-
Sl No.
Zonal Railway
Details of Trains
1.
Central Railway
11007/08 Mumbai-Pune Express 12051/52 Mumbai-Madgaon Express 12123/24 Deccan Queen Express
2.
East Coast Railway
18551/52 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Express
(Upto Araku)
3.
Northeast Frontier Railway
15777/78 Alipurduar – New Jalpaiguri Express 15887/88 Guwahati-Badarpur Express 15907/08 Tinsukia-Naharlagun Express 52593/95/98/44, 52541, 52540, 52556
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (NG)
4.
Western Railway
20947/48 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Express 20949/50 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Express 52965/66 Mhow-Patalpani-Kalakund(MG)
09501/02, 09071/72 Billimora-Waghai(NG)
5.
South Western Railway
16539/40 Yeswantpur-Mangalore Express 16515/16 Yeswantpur-Karwar Express 16575/76 Yeswantpur-Mangalore Express
16579/80 Yeswantpur-Shivamogga Express
6.
Northern Railway
52453/54, 52459/60 Kalka - Shimla Express
7.
North Eastern Railway
05319/20 Mailani-Bichia Special(MG)
Routes are selected based on natural scenic beauty. Further, allotment of Vistadome coaches is based on factors such as availability of Vistadome coaches, its operational feasibility, load limitations, day-time journey of the train and demand of the passengers.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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