New Delhi. North Western Railway has now decided to install LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) coaches in trains to make the journey of passengers pleasant, comfortable and safe. These LHB coaches are being installed in trains running between Bikaner, Delhi Sarai Rohilla and Jodhpur. This work will be completed by the end of March and trains equipped with these LHB coaches will be seen running on the tracks on the route.
According to North Western Railway, Bikaner-Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bikaner and Jodhpur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jodhpur special trains will now be operated with LHB racks.
Train No. 04740/04739, Bikaner-Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bikaner Special will have LHB coaches from Bikaner from 30 March and from Delhi Sarai Rohilla from 02 April.
Apart from this, LHB coaches are being installed in train number 02464/02463, Jodhpur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jodhpur Special from Jodhpur from 31 March and from Delhi Sarai Rohilla from 01 April.
Know what happens LHB Coach
To provide comfortable and safe travel to the passengers, the railways manufactures LHB coaches of German technology in the Integral Coach Factory, which do not get badly damaged during an accident. Generally, the conventional coaches attached to the trains at present get completely destroyed during an accident, which causes a lot of loss of life and property.
But LHB coaches do not climb on each other during an accident. They are equipped with anti-climbing feature. They are considered safer than ICF i.e. Conventional Coaches. They are also much lighter in weight. The cost of 1 LHB coach is said to be 15 to 20 million. After installing them in the train, the speed also becomes 120 to 130 kilometers per hour.
Tags: Indian Railways
FIRST PUBLISHED : February 26, 2021, 17:52 IST