The look of the Kalka-Shimla toy train will change: 30 new Vistadome coaches with glass roofs will come; There will be facilities for the disabled

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Train fitted with Vistadome coach will run on Kalka Shimla trek.

Passengers will be able to enjoy the train journey with Vistadome (transparent) coach on World Heritage Track Shimla-Kalka in the new year. 30 new Vistadome coaches are being manufactured at Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory. Whose work is going on in the last phase. In such a situation, some Vistadome coaches will be ready by the end of December. People coming to visit Shimla in the new year will be able to enjoy the journey by sitting in Vistadome coach.

These are Vistadome coaches
The windows and roof of the Vistadome coaches are made entirely of glass. The windows of the coaches are transparent. These coaches also have steel railings, which makes it look even more beautiful.

the journey will be comfortable
From children to elders, the journey in Vistadome coach will be comfortable. Because, there will be a lot of space between the seats installed in Vistadome. So that the passengers do not face any problem while traveling comfortably. These seats can also be rotated in all four directions. In such a situation, passengers will not be forced to sit in the same direction.

All modern facilities will be available in Wisdomdome coach.

There will also be facilities for the disabled
Apart from normal passengers in the coach, it will also be convenient for Divyang. So that the disabled do not have any problem in coming and going by wheel. The doors for the disabled will be wide so that wheel chairs can enter easily. Apart from this, there will be WiFi in addition to the passenger information system in the coach, so that people can work or entertain. The doors will work with the sensor system.

Vistadome train was also run in 2019
In 2019 also, Northern Railway had run a train with Vistadome coaches on the Shimla-Kalka heritage track. There was a lot of enthusiasm among the tourists regarding this train. Railways had modified the old coach only. But it was closed since the Corona period. Now new modern coaches have been made. The fare of the new coach will also be decided by the Railways.

Work on Vistadome coach in progress: PRO
PRO Pankaj Goyal of Railway Division Ambala says that work is going on on Vistadome coach. After completing the trial process, it will be run on the track.

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