LHB coaches to be deployed soon for three express trains
The Puducherry-Mangaluru Central-Puducherry Express (16855/16856) will run with LHB coaches from Puducherry with effect from July 17 and from Mangaluru Central with effect from July 18.
The Puducherry-Mangaluru Central-Puducherry Express (16857/16858) will run with LHB coaches from Puducherry with effect from July 19 and from Mangaluru Central with effect from July 20.
The Puducherry-Kanniyakumari-Puducherry Express (16861/16862) will run with LHB coaches from Puducherry from July 20 and from Kanniyakumari from July 21.
Consequent to the conversion to LHB coaches, the composition of the three trains will be revised. The trains will be operated with one AC two-tier coach, two AC three-tier coaches, nine sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches, one second class coach (Divyangjan friendly) and one luggage-cum-brake van, a press release from the Tiruchi Railway Division said.
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