Under the bed roll facility, bed roll facility is provided in First AC, Second AC, Third AC and Third AC economy class of the train. During the widespread impact of the Corona epidemic, the Railways had removed linen services from trains to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
There is an important news for people planning to travel by train. Indian Railways is going to resume the facility of linen (blanket-sheet) in 49 more trains. These 49 trains are the trains falling under the jurisdiction of Western Railway and Northern Railway. Northern Railway is introducing linen facility in 37 more trains, while Western Railway is introducing this facility in 12 more trains.
Linen facility will start from April 5 to April 25 in case of individual trains. The details about the 49 trains in which you are going to get the facility of blanket-sheets and curtains again are as follows…
List of 12 trains in which Western Railway is starting the facility
At present bedrolls are not provided in every train. Because of this many passengers are complaining. Railways has said that this facility is being implemented in a phased manner, so the supply has started in some trains and is gradually starting in all trains. This is being implemented in a phased manner to ensure proper quality of linens. The details of the 12 trains in which Western Railway is going to start the facility are given above.
List of 37 trains in which Northern Railway is starting the facility
A huge quantity of fresh linen is being procured from the Railways as the very old stock has become unusable in the last two COVID years. Railways is working overtime to bring back the linen service to 100% as it was in pre-covid times. The details of 37 more trains in which Northern Railway is starting the facility are given above.
The instruction was issued on 10 March
On March 10, the Railway Board had sent an instruction to all the zonal railways to resume the supply of bed rolls in AC class of trains with immediate effect. Along with this, there was also an instruction to hang the curtain again in the window of the AC coach. But this facility could start from March 21 and is being implemented in various trains in a phased manner. Under the bed roll facility, bed roll facility is provided in First AC, Second AC, Third AC and Third AC economy class of the train.
Linen facility restored in these 26 trains of Northern Railway
Northern Railway has said that curtain facility has been restored in 92 trains and linen services in 26 trains. During the widespread impact of the Corona epidemic, the railways had removed linen services from trains to prevent the spread of the epidemic. Northern Railway has dedicated all resources for the restoration of washing laundry and linen distribution services. The Stores Department has been advised to initiate the process of procuring the required quantity of linen/bedroll items. Also, it is being restored in a phased manner with the bedroll stock available at present. A plan has been made to restore curtain and linen services in the remaining trains. Apart from this, linen services will also be restored in the remaining trains after the supplies are received from the vendors.
