Lok Sabha Question No. 2849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Vistadome Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2849 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## VISTADOME COACHES

2849.  SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA : SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of special type of coaches, like the Vistadome Coaches, in operation in the country, along with the category and the routes in which these are operating;
- (b) whether the Government is looking to expand such services in more routes and increase the frequency of operation in existing routes in the near future, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the manufacture and deployment of special coaches for the benefit  of  rail tourism and introduce global standards in train travel?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2849 BY SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA AND SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2022  REGARDING  VISTADOME COACHES

- (a)    Vistadome coaches for various gauges viz. Broad Gauge, Meter Gauge and Narrow Gauge are in operation over Indian Railways network.  At present, 33 Vistadome coaches are attached in 23 pairs of trains as under:-
- (b)  and  (c)    Manufacture  and  Induction  of  more  Vistadome  coaches  in  train services is an ongoing process subject to operational feasibility, schedule of the train, traffic justification and  availability of rolling  stock.    12  LHB Vistadome coaches are under manufacture at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. 30  Narrow  Gauge  Vistadome  coaches  for  Kalka  Shimla  Railway  are  under manufacture  at  Rail  Coach  Factory,  Kapurthala.    Conversion  of  10  Narrow Gauge  Coaches  into  Vistadome  coaches  is  underway  at  Northeast  Frontier Railway.

|   Sl. | Name of Zone               | Train numbers and name                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Central Railway            | 11007/08 Mumbai-Pune Express 12051/52 Mumbai-Madgaon Express 12123/24 Deccan Queen Express 12125/26 Mumbai Pune Express 12025/26 Pune - Secunderabad Express                                   |
|     2 | East Coast Railway         | 08551/52 Vishakhapatnam - Kirandul Passenger 08546/45 Vishakhapatnam - Koraput Passenger                                                                                                       |
|     3 | Northeast Frontier Railway | 15777/78 Alipurduar - New Jalpaiguri Express 15887/88 Guwahati-Badarpur Express 12088/87 Guwahati - Naharlagun Express 05888/87 Guwahati - Jorhat Express                                      |
|     4 | Western Railway            | 20947/50 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Express 52965/66 Dr Ambedkar Nagar - Kalakund Train 52001/02 Bilimora - Waghai Passenger 12009/10 Mumbai - Gandhinagar Express 52003/04 Billimora-Waghai Passenger |
|     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           | 52459/60 Kalka - Shimla Him Darshan 52453/54 Kalka - Shimla Mail 04647/48 Pathankot-Baijnath-Paprola                                                                                           |

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