Coimbatore : The first rake of ‘Utkrisht’ coaches allotted for Kongu Express Coimbatore-Hazrat Nizamuddin train was flagged at Coimbatore railway premises today.
Coimbatore : The first rake of ‘Utkrisht’ coaches allotted for Kongu Express Coimbatore-Hazrat Nizamuddin train was flagged at Coimbatore railway premises today.
Member of Parliament Nagaraj, Peter, Senior Most Employee of the mechanical department in Coimbatore, Satheesh Saravannan, Station Director, Coimbatore and Senior department officials flagged off the train with refurbished rake today.
The rakes were refurbished based on the Railway Ministry’s recent decision to upgrade 66 pairs of trains comprising of 140 rakes under ‘Project Utkrisht.’ According to a statement, the rake has been upgraded at a cost of Rs.60 lakhs.
The upgraded rake has many modern amenities like LED lighting, standard Braille signage, bio-toilets in all coaches and many others.
