Northern Railway increases AC coaches in 4 premium trains following Indigo flight disruption

New Delhi: The Northern Railway on Friday decided to increase 3AC and Chair Car coaches in four premium trains for the convenience of travellers in view of the disruption of Indigo airline's flight services.

Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway, said that one 3AC coach each in 12425/26 Jammu Rajdhani express and 12424/23 Dibrugarh Rajdhani express have been increased after experiencing a surge in passengers' travel needs.

"Similarly, one AC Chair Car coach each in Chandigarh 12045/46 Shatabdi express and 12030/29 Amritsar Shatabdi express have also been augmented," Upadhyay added.

Officials said that these changes will be introduced from the upcoming services of these trains and will continue till the problem persists.

According to sources, the railways is working to increase the number of all types of AC coaches in several premium trains running between New Delhi and Patna, Mumbai and New Delhi, and Ahmedabad and New Delhi among many others due to a sudden surge in the passengers' demand.

"We are keeping a watch on the situation very closely. If the situation demands, we might run special fully air-conditioned trains on several routes connecting big and small cities so that passengers do not need to face inconvenience due to flight disruptions," a railway official said.