New Rake Under Trial for Tirupati-Visakhapatnam Double Decker Train
The new train is currently undergoing trials at the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab.
Tirupati: The double-decker train currently running between Tirupati and Visakhapatnam is currently going for an overhaul. As per reports, the nine-coach train can carry 720 passengers. Over a period of time, the rake has aged and rusted, drawing complainst from passengers over a period of time. The coaches were removed one by one and replaced with conventional coaches. At present, the train runs with two double-decker coaches and seven AC coaches.
Against this backdrop, the Railways has had a new rake built to replace it. A rake is a coupled formation of connected rolling stock, like passenger coaches or freight wagons that travels together as a unit. The new train is currently undergoing trials at the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab.
The Double Decker train was built in 2011 and introduced in 2012 on the Tirupati-Hyderabad route. As patronage was poor, it was later run between Kurnool and Hyderabad and between Tirupati and Vijayawada. With occupancy still low, it was moved to the Tirupati-Visakhapatnam (Vizag) route on December 31, 2016.
