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Posted: Mar 31 2020 (19:43)
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Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways is ready with its big plan to convert as many as 20,000 train coaches into isolation wards for providing COVID-19 quarantine facilities....
Zone-wise details of number of train coaches to be converted into isolation wards :
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329 coaches for SER is a huge number..... SER doesn't have so many spare coaches. Around 10 coaches at KGP Scrap yard which r to be scrapped. , Scrapped coaches at KGP Workshop is around 30 nos. , Scrapped at HTE CDO is 8 nos. , total is around 48 nos.
Apart from this Usable condition coaches both LHB+ ICF :
1. Coaches at KGP Workshop presently is around 160 which r undergoing different POH shops including LHB+ ICF+ CBC+ H-LHB coaches of all variants.
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Apart from this Usable condition coaches both LHB+ ICF :
1. Coaches at KGP Workshop presently is around 160 which r undergoing different POH shops including LHB+ ICF+ CBC+ H-LHB coaches of all variants.
2....
more...
Many trains will remain cancelled to support the public and to provide the medical support to affected .
I am sure 12873 will not be operated for more than 45 days once the lock down is over.
I am sure 12873 will not be operated for more than 45 days once the lock down is over.
So roughly around 1000 trains(20 coacher) or 1334 trains(15 coacher) or 2000 trains(10 coacher) will be made as isolated wards to fight against Covid-19. Good move by IR.