Only three coaches in each rake will be air-conditioned; service will be introduced in Central Railway first
Commuters, thus, will have the option to travel in AC, second-class general, first-class, ladies and goods compartments. Until now, there were talks of having a complete single vestibular AC train that would run at fixed times of the day.
According to senior officials, the fares of travelling in AC coaches will be at least 50 per cent more than a first-class ticket. The Railway Board and the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, which is manufacturing these coaches are confident enough of getting the first set of coaches ready by the deadline.
The first round of trials are likely to be carried in WR, after which full-fledged manufacturing will begin. However, the AC-coach service will begin on CR first, a good news for the 42 lakh commuters who have been crying hoarse about the poor condition of trains.
“We have asked the Railway Board to give the first lot of AC trains to CR as the newly introduced Bombardier rakes will be going to WR,” said a CR official. Currently, all the new trains will go to WR as CR doesn’t want different models of trains running on its network.
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