The Matsyagandha Express, a train connecting Mangalore Central to Mumbai, will be upgraded with modern LHB coaches starting February 2025. This decision comes after a request from MP Kota Srinivas Poojary and follows an incident in August where a passenger was injured due to a faulty ceiling in a 3-AC coach....
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The upgraded train will include four 2-tier AC coaches, two each of 3-tier AC and 3-tier economy coaches, eight sleeper coaches, four general second-class coaches, a brake van, and a generator car.

The Matsyagandha Express, running between Mangaluru Central and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, will be upgraded to modern LHB coaches starting February 17, 2025. The train will have 2 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 2 AC 3 tier economy, 8 sleeper, 4 general unreserved, 1 seating cum luggage rake, and 1...
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end-on generator car. The upgrade was prompted by passenger demands for improved comfort and safety, as the existing ICF coaches are over 25 years old and have experienced issues like roof leaks. The upgrade was facilitated by MP Kota Srinivas Poojary who raised the issue with the Union Railway Minister. The Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central Express (train no. 16347/16348) will also be upgraded to LHB coaches from February 16 and 19, 2025, respectively.

The daily train service, Matsyagandha Express (Train No. 12620/12619), running between Mangaluru Central and Lokmanya Tilak (T), will have its conventional rakes replaced with LHB stock. The change will take effect on 17th February 2025 for Train No. 12620 departing from Mangaluru Central and on 18th February 2025 for Train No....
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12619 departing from Lokmanya Tilak (T). The new LHB composition will include 2 Tier AC, 3 Tier AC, 3 Tier AC Economy, Sleeper, General, Generator Car, and SLR coaches. The number of coaches will be reduced from 23 to 22.

Southern Railway is converting the conventional rakes of two trains to LHB coaches for enhanced safety and passenger comfort. The Thiruvananthapuram Central Express (Train No. 16347/16348) will run with LHB coaches from Thiruvananthapuram Central on February 16th and from Mangaluru Central on February 19th. The Mangaluru Central Matsyagandha Express (Train No....
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12620/12619) will run with LHB coaches from Mangaluru Central on February 17th and from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on February 18th. Both trains will have revised coach composition including 2 AC two-tier, 4 AC three-tier, 2 AC three-tier economy, 8 sleeper class, 4 general second class, 1 disabled-friendly second class, and 1 luggage cum brake van.

The ceiling of a 3-AC coach on the Mumbai LTT-Mangaluru Central Matsyagandha Express fell in Chiplun, Maharashtra. A passenger narrowly avoided injury. This incident has prompted the MP of Udupi-Chikkamagaluru, Kota Srinivas Poojary, to reiterate his demand for replacing the train's old ICF rake with newer LHB coaches. The MP...
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has expressed concern about the train's poor maintenance and the potential dangers posed to passengers due to the age of the coaches. He has also noted the Southern Railway's delays in replacing the coaches despite repeated requests.