An Air-conditioned Chennai-Bangalore-Chennai Double-Decker Train, expected to begin operation in a few months, The trial run is likely to be held on Sunday. The coaches, in a combination of red and yellow, have reached the Basin Bridge train care centre.
Each of the 12 coaches can seat 120 and will be 4,366mm tall against the 3,950mm height of a Shatabdi Express coach. Staircases will connect the two floors in each coach that is estimated to cost about 2.5 crore. Designed and developed at the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, the train can reach a maximum speed of 160 km per hour and cover the 362 km to Bangalore in six hours. The coaches have automatic doors, eight emergency windows and fire extinguishers. A mini-pantry equipped with water cooler and facilities to make tea, cold drinks, soup and ice-creams for passengers will be available in every coach.
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