Railways Sleeper Ticket: For the last few years, there was a constant demand to increase the number of general and sleeper bogies in the railways. Apart from this, in the recent days, disturbing videos from the general coach have been going viral on social media. Due to which the railways were embarrassed.
Railways Ticket News: In view of the problems faced by the common man in traveling in the railways, the railways has taken a big step. A senior railway official has said that the Ministry of Railways is planning to prepare 10,000 additional non-AC coaches in 2024-25 and 2025-26 to meet the increasing demand and increase passenger convenience for the common man.
According to the agency, the Ministry of Railways is preparing to increase production to prepare 4,485 non-AC coaches in the current financial year (2024-25) and 5,444 non-AC coaches in 2025-26. Apart from this, the Railways has planned to manufacture more than 5,300 general coaches to significantly increase the capacity of its rolling stock.
Special Amrit Bharat General Coaches also included
A senior official of the Indian Railways on Thursday elaborated on this ambitious plan and said that in the current financial year, the Indian Railways is set to manufacture 2,605 general bogies. This also includes special Amrit Bharat General Coaches designed to improve passenger amenities. Along with these, 1470 non-AC sleeper coaches and 323 SLR (sitting-cum-luggage rake) coaches, Amrit Bharat coaches, 32 high-capacity parcel vans and 55 pantry cars are included.
In the financial year 2025-26, the Indian Railways aims to increase its fleet with 2,710 general coaches. The scheme will continue to include Amrit Bharat general coaches known for their advanced facilities. The production target for this period also includes 1,910 non-AC sleeper coaches including Amrit Bharat general coaches and 514 SLR coaches including Amrit Bharat sleeper coaches.
For the last few years, there was a constant demand to increase the number of general and sleeper bogies in the railways. Apart from this, in the recent days, disturbing videos from the general coach have been going viral on social media. Due to which the railways were being criticized.
