Ministry of Railways
Status of Vistadome Trains
Posted On: 11 FEB 2022 2:44PM by PIB Delhi
At present, 45 number of trains over Zonal Railways are being operated with Vistadome coaches in their composition, as detailed below;-
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Sl No. |
Zonal Railway |
Details of Trains |
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1. |
Central Railway |
11007/08 Mumbai-Pune Express 12051/52 Mumbai-Madgaon Express 12123/24 Deccan Queen Express |
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2. |
East Coast Railway |
18551/52 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Express (Upto Araku) |
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3. |
Northeast Frontier Railway |
15777/78 Alipurduar – New Jalpaiguri Express 15887/88 Guwahati-Badarpur Express 15907/08 Tinsukia-Naharlagun Express 52593/95/98/44, 52541, 52540, 52556 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (NG) |
|
4. |
Western Railway |
20947/48 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Express 20949/50 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Express 52965/66 Mhow-Patalpani-Kalakund(MG) 09501/02, 09071/72 Billimora-Waghai(NG) |
|
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 |
52453/54, 52459/60 Kalka – Shimla Express |
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7. |
North Eastern Railway |
05319/20 Mailani-Bichia Special(MG) |
Routes are selected based on natural scenic beauty. Further, allotment of Vistadome coaches is based on factors such as availability of Vistadome coaches, its operational feasibility, load limitations, day-time journey of the train and demand of the passengers.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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