South Western Railway (SWR) operates with its headquarters at Hubli, Karnataka. Bengaluru, Mysore and Hubli railway lines are included under this. Kalaburki railway line will also be connected as soon as possible. The total length of railway lines in South Western Railway zone is 3,566 km. Of this, 1,233 kilometers have been electrified. Trains are being run to various parts of Tamil Nadu under this railway zone.
Velankanni - Goa Express
It includes 17315 Vaskotakama - Velankanni Express and 17316 Velankanni - Vaskotakama. In these, ordinary coaches manufactured at the Chennai ICF Coach Factory were attached and operated. In this context, the South Western Railway Administration has made an important announcement that LHP coaches will be operated together.
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South Western Railway Notification
LHP coaches will be added and operated from 4th March in Vaskotakama - Velankanni train and from 5th March in Velankanni - Vaskotakama train. Accordingly, both the trains have been revived and put into service. Currently, this train has AC two tier coach 1, AC three tier coach 3, AC three tier economy coach 3, sleeper class coach 8, general second class coach 3, and brake van 2 with luggage facility.
The grade of these has been changed to LHP by the action of the South Western Railway Administration. Yes. What are LHP boxes? A question may arise for many. The trains manufactured by Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) from Germany are called LHB. Indian Railways decided to develop coaches that are very light in weight and capable of traveling at high speeds. For this, LHP boxes from Germany attracted a lot of attention in looking at different countries.
It decided to manufacture boxes in India on the same model. For this, the Indian Railways first entered into an agreement with a German company. Initially railway coaches were imported to India from Germany. After that production sites were set up in Kapurthala, Punjab, Chennai ICF and Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh. From here, LHP coaches are gradually being installed in Indian Railways.
These types of coaches are spacious enough to carry more passengers. High quality couplers are installed so that the boxes do not collide with each other during sudden braking. These boxes are made of stainless steel metal. The interior is coated with an aluminum coating. Weight is significantly less than conventional boxes. Can travel at high speed. Its suspension system gives passengers a comfortable ride. It greatly reduces the noise pollution emitted during train journeys.