A massive number of passengers cover hundreds and thousands of distances on trains each and every day in India. There are tons of trains on different routes with many facilities and services to make travellers’ journeys comfortable and enjoyable. In order to provide better experiences, South East Central Railway began operating some trains with 3AC economy coaches. Read on to know all about this beginning.
Here’s All You Need To Know About The Inclusion Of 3AC Economy Coaches In 18 Trains:
Here’s a video shared by the Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) on the X (formerly Twitter) platform showing you some glimpses of the train’s new AC coaches.
Indian Railways 3AC Economy coach is ready to offer affordable AC travel with enhanced features like increased Passenger capacity from 72 to 83 berths, modular design of seats, individual vents of AC for all berths, CCTV,foldable snack tables, divyang friendly toilets. pic.twitter.com/1i8cVOunwB
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) September 3, 2021
The South East Central Railway recently made the grand initiation of 3AC economy coaches in a total of 18 trains operating on different routes around the country, according to a report by The Times of India. The step has been taken to provide improved travel experiences and journeys at a pocket-friendly ticket price. Trains usually come with a segment of various coaches and these offer different services according to the coaches and prices. And now the new 3AC coaches have been added to the list as well.
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Ministry of Railways introduced this coach back in 2021. These new coaches are developed with modern facilities and have amenities such as AC ducts, reading lights, charging points, and more. Travellers get a wider seating area in this coach. The best part is that passengers can experience comfort and an enhanced journey at a much more affordable price.
Trains That Got The New Coach Are:
Railway is all set to run newly introduced 3 AC economy coaches in Train No. 02403 (Prayagraj-Jaipur express) from 6/9/21.
Bookings have been opened. These passenger friendly coaches have 83 berths & fares are lesser as compared to AC 3.#BehtarSuvidhaSastaSafar pic.twitter.com/IhCCkHlwdB
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) September 3, 2021
A total of 18 trains got the 3AC Economy coach this time. Some of the trains are:
- Durg-Ajmer Express
- Durg-Bhopal Amarkantak Express
- Durg-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express
- Durg-Jammu Tawi Express
- Durg-Kanpur Express
- Durg-Nautanwa Express
- Durg-Udhampur Express
An officer of the South East Central Railway stated that the price of one ticket of one 3AC Economy berth is going to be about 2 and a half times more than the price of each ticket of the sleeper berth.
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Have you taken a trip somewhere travelling on the 3AC Economy coach of an express train?
Cover Image Courtesy: X (formerly Twitter)/ Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia)