Sunday, March 16th, 2025

From now on, seats will be given with great love, 1000 new general coaches will be added to Indian Railways trains.


Indian Railways is the largest rail network in Asia. Every day lakhs and crores of passengers travel in trains. Railways have been an important part of transportation for almost 171 years. Let us tell you that in view of the ever increasing demand and need of people traveling by train, Railways is expanding its facilities.

There is good news for those who travel in general coaches of trains daily. In fact, the Railway Board will add 1000 more general coaches to 370 trains by the end of November to facilitate more than one lakh passengers every day. With this, people’s travel will become easier. (All representative all photos- wikimedia common)

583 general coaches have been installed in trains

The board said in a press release on Tuesday that 583 general coaches have already been installed in many trains. A senior Railway Board official said, “The process of adding the remaining general coaches is going on in all railway zones and divisions across the country. It will be completed by the end of this month.

Passengers will get relief on Holi

Passengers will get relief on Holi

We all know how crowded trains become during festivals. Passengers do not even get space to put their feet in general coaches, in such a situation, getting 1000 general coaches will provide a lot of relief to the passengers during festivals. A senior Railway Board official said, “We have started preparations to deal with the crowd during the Holi festival next year in 2025.

Preparation to add 10,000 general coaches in the next two years

Preparation to add 10,000 general coaches in the next two years

According to the Railway Board, it will add 10,000 non-AC general class general seating (GS) coaches in the next two years. In which there will be more than six thousand GS coaches, while the remaining coaches will be of sleeper class. After which more than eight lakh passengers will benefit from it.

This is the general coach ticket in railways.

This is the general coach ticket in railways.

The ticket rate for general ticket starts from Rs 50, in this compartment you do not get a confirmed seat. Please accept that here the service is first come first. That means whoever finds a vacant seat can sit. No reservation rule applies in this coach.

Take care of your luggage in general coach

Take care of your luggage in general coach

There is a lot of crowd of passengers in the general coach, in such a situation, passengers are advised to secure the luggage themselves. Let us tell you that taking advantage of the crowd, theft is common here, so while traveling in general coach, keep your eyes open and do not trust any unknown person.

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