The Indian Railways will soon roll out 806 new air-conditioned three-tier "economy" coaches this fiscal to offer the "cheapest and best AC travel in the world," news agency PTI reported on Tuesday, quoting railway officials. Economical in nature, these coaches will have a fare ranging between that of AC three-tier coaches and non-AC sleeper class coaches, the officials further said. "By the end of 2021, or in 2022, we will 806 AC three-tier economy class coaches. The coaches, conceptualised by the Rail Coach Factory (RCF), will be rolled out from the Railways' three coach-making factories: RCF, Kapurthala; Integrated Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai; and the Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Rai Bareilly. Some major highlights of these brand new "economy" AC three-tier coaches are as follows:(1.)

Source: Hindustan Times July 20, 2021 15:00 UTC