The India Railways on Wednesday rolled out its first air-conditioned three-tier economy class coach on Wednesday, which the ministry is touting as "the cheapest and best AC travel in the world". The newly designed three-tier AC coaches were rolled out from the Rail Coach Factory (RFC) Kapurthala to Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow for the upcoming trial. This LHB three-tier coach was conceived by RCF Kapurthala and work on its design started in October 2020 with the approval of the Railways Ministry. Here are some design improvements and features that you should know about:The new coach can carry more passengers as the berths have been increased from 72 to 83. New improved design of ladder for accessing the middle and upper berths is also a new feature.

Source: dna February 10, 2021 16:52 UTC