MP gets first va dome coach in Bhopal-Jabalpur Jan Shatabdi Express
A major boost towards the state’s tourism sector, va dome coaches would help in showcasing the natural beauty of Madhya Pradesh. connecting popular destinations, it would ease travelling and make the experience more lively.
Bhopal-Jabalpur Jan Shatabdi Express with the state’s maiden va dome coach was on Wednesday flagged off from Kamalapati Railway Station state miners Usha Thakur and Vishvas Sarang.Sheo Shekhar Shukla, principal secretary of tourism and culture of Madhya Pradesh, led the ways in which va dome would improve the travelling experience. He explained how passengers would now enjoy nature during their journey between the two cities.
New Va Dome Coach was flagged off from Bhopal to Jabalpur to give immersive experience to travelers. Now travelling to all major tour destinations line Bhimbaithika, Tawa Dam, Satpuda national park, Madhai and Pachmarhi will become much more enjoyable and refreshing!! pic.twitter.com/MhuTWSesYS— Sheo Shekhar Shukla IAS (@shekhar_sheo) August 17, 2022
Shukla also added that tours can now enjoy the hills and rivers en route to their destination with this new development towards providing an immersive experience to commuters. “Now travelling to all major tour destinations line Bhimbaithika, Tawa Dam, Satpuda national park, Madhai and Pachmarhi will become much more enjoyable and refreshing!!” he tweeted.Under the initiative of the Madhya Pradesh tourism board, the coach was installed the Indian Railways. The board informed that with large windows, 360 degrees rotatable and pushback chairs, with self operational sliding doors, the journey would be much more exciting. Praising the state’s many beautiful destinations, the board said now the journey would be beautiful.
भोपाल से जबलपुर जाने वाली जनशताब्दी एक्सप्रेस में विस्टाडोम कोच का उद्धघाटन होने जा रहा है। कोच में बड़ी खिड़कियां, 360° घुमावदार और पुशबैक कुर्सियां और स्वचालित स्लाइडिंग दरवाजे आपके सफर को और अधिक रोमांचक बनाएंगे।अब मध्य प्रदेश में सिर्फ मंज़िल ही नहीं, सफर भी खूबसूरत होगा। pic.twitter.com/VxlebFF0GS— Madhya Pradesh Tourism (@MPTourism) August 16, 2022
The va dome coaches are equipped with large windows and transparent roofs for the passengers to enjoy the surroundings with facilities giving comfortable and ease. India’s first va dome coach was inaugurated between the Visakhapatnam-Araku route in Andhra Pradesh in 2017. As per the recent data from Indian railways, 33 va dome coaches are attached with 23 pairs of trains.(With agency inputs)
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