Eastern Railway To Introduce Ac Suburban Services Shortly At An Affordable Cost

To fulfil the growing requirements of suburban passengers, Eastern Railway is preparing to run AC EMU locals soon. One such AC EMU train constructed in Integral Coach Factory, Chennai has already arrived in Eastern Railway and sent to Sealdah Division for testing & trial run. Another AC EMU rake will also shortly arrive in Eastern Railway jurisdiction.

According to a detailed study on the present utilisation pattern, it has been decided that the new AC EMU train which is sent to Sealdah Division will run on Sealdah – Ranaghat route.

The salient technical features of these AC EMU rakes are as follows:

• All the coaches of these trains will be fully Air-Conditioned. The coaches are made of Stainless-Steel body with straight side walls. All the 12 coaches of the rake are end to end connected by sealed wider vestibule gangways.

• The coaches have been provided with better air circulation inside the coach to give the feeling of freshness. It has more standing space and includes vestibule area. Passengers also can travel inside the train from one coach to another easily through vestibules.

• Each of these AC EMU coaches have 04 electrically operated double leaf automatic sliding doors in each side. The coaches having wide and large double sealed glass windows providing panoramic view. 03-seater stainless steel seats are provided in all the coaches. Total seating capacity of the rake is approximately 1100.

• All the coaches are covered by CCTV surveillance. Wear resistant rubber floor top, Aluminium extruded modular luggage rack & GPS based LED displays for passenger information and announcement system are provided in each coach of the rake to enhance passenger amenity and comfort.

• The doors of the train will open only after arriving at stations and will close before departing from the stations and remain close while on run for safety reasons. The control of the door will remain with the Driver/Guard who will operate the doors of the train compartments.

The new AC EMU trains which have arrived at Sealdah Division is expected to satisfy the expectations of the passengers and initiate a new era of a cosy journey experience at a very affordable price.

The Indian Railways have rationalised the fare of AC EMU Suburban train services to bring it to the affordable limit of the commuters. The single journey suburban base fare of AC EMU trains will be only Rs. 29/- for a journey upto 10 km & base fare of Rs. 37/- for journey distance between 11 km to 15 km and so on. Charges for corresponding monthly season ticket (MST) will be Rs. 590/- & Rs. 780/- respectively and so on.

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