Amazing features, facilities for train passengers! Indian Railways rolls out 1st AC Three Tier Economy Class Coach - Full list

In a major development, Indian Railways Production Unit, Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala has rolled out the first prototype Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) AC three-tier economy class coach of Indian Railways (IR). Trial has been successfully completed.

This is a new variant of LHB AC three-tier coach with features enumerated as below:-

- Electrical panels with reduced footprint on the passenger deck, releasing additional floor space for passenger use.

- Increased Passenger capacity of 83 Berths.

- Provision of an enabling entrance and compartment for Divyangjan with wheelchair access and Provision of Divyangjan friendly toilet with wheelchair access complying to Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan norms.

- AC ducting by providing individual vents for all berths.

- Modular design of seats and berths to improve comfort, reduced weight and higher maintainability.

- Improved passenger conveniences in form of foldable snack tables in both longitudinal and transverse bays, injury free spaces and holders for water bottles, mobile phone and magazines.

- Individual reading lights and mobile charging points for each berth.

- Ergonomically improved design of ladder for accessing the middle and upper berths.

- Increased headroom in the middle and upper berths.

- Improved design of the Indian and the Western style lavatories.

- Aesthetically pleasing and ergonomic entrance.

- Luminescent aisle markers.

- Illuminated berth indicators integral with night lights with luminescent berth numbers.

- Improved fire safety standards by ensuring compliance to world benchmark of EN45545-2 HL3 for materials.

-These LHB Economy class coaches, after necessary sanctions, shall be inducted in all Mail/Express trains running with LHB coaches (except Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto and Jan Shatabdi etc. special type trains).