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Railway Sleeper Ticket: For the last few years, there has been a constant demand to increase the number of general and sleeper coaches in the railways. Apart from this, in recent times, disturbing videos from general coaches are going viral on social media. This is bringing a bad name to the railways.
Railway Ticket News: In view of the difficulties faced by the common man while traveling by train, the Railways has taken a big step. A senior railway official has said that the Railway Ministry is planning to prepare 10,000 additional non-AC coaches in 2024-25 and 2025-26 to meet the increasing demand and increase passenger convenience for the common man.
According to the agency, the Railway Ministry is preparing to increase production to make 4,485 non-AC coaches in the current financial year (2024-25) and 5,444 non-AC coaches in 2025-26. Apart from this, the Railways has planned to manufacture more than 5,300 general coaches to significantly increase the capacity of its rolling stock.
Special Amrit Bharat General Coach also included
Giving information about this ambitious plan on Thursday, a senior official of the Indian Railways said that in the current financial year, the Indian Railways is preparing to make 2,605 general bogies. This also includes special Amrit Bharat general coaches built to improve passenger facilities. Along with these, 1470 non-AC sleeper coaches and 323 SLR (sitting-cum-luggage rake) coaches, Amrit Bharat coaches, 32 high-capacity parcel vans and 55 pantry cars are included.
In the financial year 2025-26, Indian Railways aims to add 2,710 general coaches to its fleet. The plan will include Amrit Bharat General Coaches, which are known for their advanced features. The production target for this period also includes 1,910 non-AC sleeper coaches including Amrit Bharat General Coaches and 514 SLR coaches including Amrit Bharat Sleeper Coaches.
For the last few years, there has been a constant demand to increase the number of general and sleeper coaches in the railways. Apart from this, in recent times, disturbing videos from general coaches are going viral on social media. This is spoiling the image of the railways.
