Equipped with cushioned seats, aluminium composite panels, and LED lights, the Antyodaya Express, a new fully unreserved train for the common man with specially designed colourful coaches was unveiled Wednesday Feb 22,2017 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
Ready to be pressed into service on busy routes, the first Antyodaya Express will be launched between Mumbai and Tatanagar, and the second will be between Ernakulam and Howrah shortly.
"We had announced in the Rail Budget that we would launch four new passenger services. First Humsafar was launched and now Antyodaya," Prabhu said after inspecting the new general class coaches with new colour scheme that are equipped with many facilities like water purifiers, mobile phone charging points and fire extinguishers.
"Antyodaya was meant for Aam Aadmi (common man). The facilities provided in Antyodaya coaches are similar in first class. Our government's focus is on Aam Aadmi so we launched the product with many facilities for them," he said.
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