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Indian Railways’ Western Railway(WR) zone with a view to providing an enhanced travelling experience to the passengers, has decided to attach one Vistadome coach in Train No. 12009/10 Mumbai Central – Gandhinagar Capital Shatabdi Express on a temporary basis starting from 11 April 2022.
According to Western Railway official, Train No. 12009/10 Mumbai Central – Gandhinagar Capital Shatabdi Express has been augmented with a vistadome coach 11 April to 10 May on a trial basis. The vistadome coach has features that include large glass windows, glass roofs, rotating seats, and an observation lounge, so passengers can witness breath-taking glimpses.
For the purpose of reservation in Vistadome coach in Shatabdi Express, new Train No.02009/02010 will be applicable i.e the booking of Vista Dome coach will be available as Train No. 02009 /02010 and will be open from 9th April 2022 at PRS counters and IRCTC website. The Vistadome coach has a seating capacity of 44 passengers.
Features of Vistadome coaches:
The Vistadome tourist coach is provided with a larger viewing area including rooftop glasses with 44 seats for passengers with rotation up to180 degrees to face the direction of train movement. The coach is also having a Wi-Fi-based Passenger information system.
Seats are rotatable 180 degrees whereas the wide and large windows will offer a clear close-up view to the passengers. The Vistadome coach has been manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai on the LHB (Linke-Hofmann-Busch platform/technology). There are glass rooftops that offer a view of the sky to the passengers. These rooftops have anti-glare screens too.
