Vistadome, India's First Train With Glass Ceiling, LED Lights And Rotable Seats Launched Today
Now, make the best of the scenic view from Visakhapatnam to Araku valley hill station by travelling in this swanky new train.
With Suresh Prabhu's countless accomplishments in a bid to make Indian Railways the marvel that it has become now, there's hardly any room for us to ask for anything.
With cleanliness, world-class technology, quick responses, reduced grievances, agile booking facilities and a lot more, services with Indian Railways have touched a new high. But that doesn't stop Prabhu from improvising.
Aiming to provide a delightful travelling experience to the picturesque Araku valley in Visakhapatnam, the Railways on Sunday introduced a see-through Vistadome coach on its Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger train.
Railway Minister @sureshpprabhu inaugurates trial run of vistadome coach.https://t.co/2gQKcApX2u pic.twitter.com/ODvIECZWqH
¡ª Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 17, 2017
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged-off the train through a video link from Bhubaneswar.
Glad to share pictures of new vistadome coaches having features like glass roofs,LED lights,rotatable seats,GPS based info system etc pic.twitter.com/KrQHlC2brO
¡ª Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) April 16, 2017
The specially-designed Vistadome air-conditioned coach, claimed to be a first-of-its-kind in Indian Railways, has large glass windows and an observation lounge that offer passengers a panoramic view of the sites along the 128-km rail route from Visakhapatnam to Araku valley hill station.
Kudos @sureshpprabhu for Vistadome coaches. They've features like glass roofs, LED lights, rotatable seats, GPS-based information system etc
¡ª Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) April 16, 2017
A unique feature of this Rs 3.38 crore 40-seat coach is the double-wide reclining passenger seats that could be rotated 360 degrees for a better sightseeing experience.
The coach also has a glass-domed ceiling, automatic sliding doors and a multi-tier luggage rack, a railway release said.
Train looking nice, #India's first-ever Vistadome train (glass roof coaches) on #Visakhapatnam - #Araku route #AndhraPradesh, love to travel pic.twitter.com/dBL1rImXm0
¡ª kavitha Rao (@iamKavithaRao) April 17, 2017
The tourists can now sit relaxed in their seats and get a clear view of the breath-taking Anantagiri ghat section, Lambasingi, Borra caves and the tunnels along the route, from the Vistadome coach.
Railway Minister @sureshpprabhu flags off FIRST of its kind train with Vistadome see -through coach along Visakhapatnam to Araku valley. pic.twitter.com/9H8f4CIspx
¡ª ALL INDIA RADIO (@AkashvaniAIR) April 17, 2017
Railway Minister @sureshpprabhu flags off trial run of ¡®vistadome¡¯ coaches, shares photographshttps://t.co/jkENScD74l pic.twitter.com/C5S0cnpLTJ
¡ª Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 17, 2017
Only one coach has been attached to the train now on a trial basis, while one more will soon be added. After the launch, Prabhu said the Vistadome coach was being introduced for the first time in the country to promote tourism.
A similar coach would later be introduced on a route in the northeast as well, he said.
Visakhapatnam MP, Kambhampati Haribabu, attended the function along with Prabhu in Bhubaneswar, while Araku MP, Kottapalli Geeta, MLAs, Railway Division manager (Visakhapatnam) Chandralekha Mukherjee and others took part in the launch.
