Karnataka’s first Vistadome coach service begins maiden journey
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South Western Railway has launched two Vistadome coaches on day trains between Bengaluru and Mangaluru.
Enthusiasm was seen throughout, amongst passengers, Railway workers, safety personnel and even the media personnel, when the first service of Vistadome coaches aimed toward selling Rail Tourism, was being flagged off at Mangaluru Junction Railway Station on Sunday.
For Sanvi, a Class 3 scholar at a Brahmavar faculty close to Udupi, it was not the first journey to Bengaluru on a day prepare. But she wished to be one of many first to journey the maiden service of Vistadome coaches on Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwantpur weekly particular categorical (06540) and her father Gopinath obliged to her want. So, she was on the coach along with her mom and youthful brother whereas Mr. Gopinath got here to see them off.
“I was waiting for the advance bookings to open from July 7 itself when it was originally scheduled to be introduced. Finally, I got tickets when bookings opened on July 11 and we came all the way from Brahmavar to be part of the maiden run of Vistadome coaches,” Mr. Gopinath informed The Puucho. Having seen the fantastic thing about Western Ghats between Subrahmanya Road and Sakleshpur Stations travelling in common coaches of day trains, the Gopinath household wished to savour the wonder by Vistadome coaches which have wider window panes, reclining and rotating seats and extensive rear home windows.
Similar was the case with Nithin Shenoy, insolvency skilled settled in Bengaluru. Having heard in regards to the introduction of Vistadome coaches and their maiden journey from Mangaluru on Sunday, he clubbed his skilled work with the maiden journey and was on the prepare through the first journey. “I had travelled in night services; but am now travelling for the first time on the day service, that too on Vistadome coaches. I’m excited to watch the beauty of Western Ghats, particularly during this rainy season,” he mentioned.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel launches Vistadome coaches.
| Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath
Passengers had been seen clicking selfies, taking footage of the interiors of the coaches and fellow passengers at the same time as a number of guests to the station too had been busy in capturing the glimpses of the coaches. The South Western Railway has connected two Vistadome coaches on two tri-weekly and one weekly day prepare between Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru Junction to be able to capitalise the tourism potential of the part.
Both coaches, packed to their full capability of 44 seats every, left Mangaluru Junction on the scheduled departure timing of 9.15 a.m. after being flagged off by MP and State BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangaluru Mayor Premananda Shetty, MLA D. Vedavyasa Kamath, Divisional Railway Manager of Southern Railway’s Palakkad Division Trilok Kothari and others.
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