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India’s first regional rail, RAPIDX, will have a dedicated women’s coach on every train for ensuring safe and comfortable travel for women. As per the coach combination, moving in the direction from Delhi to Meerut, the second coach of the trainset, i.e. just after the premium coach, will be the women’s coach. Whereas while moving to Delhi from Meerut, it will be the second last coach of the train, i.e. just before the premium coach.
Talking about this facility, an official informed that “Proper signage is being provided for identification of these women coaches at the platform level and on the train door openings. This reserved coach will have 72 seating capacity. Additional 10 seats are also reserved for women in other coaches of the train”.
He further noted that “NCRTC, since its inception, has been working tirelessly to improve accessibility and ensure secure and smooth travel for women through RAPIDX. The provision of a dedicated women’s coach is one such step in this direction. Apart from this, the provision of reserved seats has also been provided in other coaches on the train as well”.
