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.
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Zonal Railway
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Details of Trains
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1.
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Central Railway
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11007/08 Mumbai-Pune Express 12051/52 Mumbai-Madgaon Express 12123/24 Deccan Queen Express
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2.
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East Coast Railway
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18551/52 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Express
(Upto Araku)
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3.
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Northeast Frontier Railway
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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)
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4.
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Western Railway
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20947/48 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Express 20949/50 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Express 52965/66 Mhow-Patalpani-Kalakund(MG)
09501/02, 09071/72 Billimora-Waghai(NG)
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5.
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South Western Railway
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16539/40 Yeswantpur-Mangalore Express 16515/16 Yeswantpur-Karwar Express 16575/76 Yeswantpur-Mangalore Express
16579/80 Yeswantpur-Shivamogga Express
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6.
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Northern Railway
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52453/54, 52459/60 Kalka - Shimla Express
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7.
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North Eastern Railway
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05319/20 Mailani-Bichia Special(MG)
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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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(Release ID: 1797573)