दक्षिणपूर्वरेलवे
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY
प्रेसविज्ञप्ति
PRESS RELEASE
CONVERSION OF HOWRAH-YESVANTPUR EXPRESS FROM CONVENTIONAL TO LHB COACHES
With a view to provide secured and comfortable journey to the travelling passengers, South Eastern Railway has planned to run one rake of 12863/12864 Howrah-Yesvantpur Express with modern LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) coaches instead of existing conventional coaches. The services of 12863/12864 Howrah-Yesvantpur Express with LHB rake will start from Howrah and Yesvantpur with effect from 04.06.2019 and 06.06.2019 respectively. Gradually the entire service of the said train will be of LHB coaches.
With the introduction of LHB rake, 12863/12864 Howrah-Yesvantpur Express consisting of 22 coaches will have the following revised composition:- AC 2 Tier-1, AC 3 Tier-4, Sleeper Class-12, General Second Class-2, Pantry Car-1 and Power Car -2.
As a result of introduction of LHB rake, there will be no reduction in the passenger carrying capacity, rather passenger capacity of the train will substantially be increased besides ensuring safety and comfort of the passengers.
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