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Passengers enjoy panoramic view of Western Ghats from Vistadome coach

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<strong>A Vistadome coach was added to the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express by the Indian Railways on Saturday as videos tweeted by the ministry, passengers and Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal went viral on the social media.<br />
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Vistadome coaches have been designed to provide panoramic views to the passengers while enhancing their travelling comfort on certain routes. These coaches have large windows on the sides and glass panels on the roof to provide a better viewing experience.<br />
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"A Panoramic View of the Western Ghats: Wide window panes & glass rooftops of the first ever Vistadome Coach in Pune-Mumbai Deccan Express provide passengers with an unhindered, unique and unforgettable travel experience. Come, experience the Western Ghats as never before!," tweeted Goyal.<br />
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Enabling a World Class Travel Experience: A glimpse of the first trip of the fully booked Vistadome coach on the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express Special Train.<br />
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Passengers can enjoy unhindered views of rivers, valley, waterfalls while experiencing the scenic beauty of Western Ghats. <a href="https://t.co/XSShdhF1LT">pic.twitter.com/XSShdhF1LT</a></p>
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal/status/1408673911210872842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Vistadome coaches are being operated by the Indian Railways on the Visakhapatnam-Araku Sector, Mumbai-Madgaon route and Kalka-Shimla sector. The Ahmedabad-Kevadia Jan Shatabdi also has the Vistadome coach which provides visitors a very unique experience.</p>
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"Full house for Vistadome coach in Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express Special Train started from today. Passengers can enjoy unhindered views of river, valley, waterfalls," the Indian Railways tweeted today.<br />
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The facilities provided in a Vistadome coach include wide windows, observation window at one end, roof with glass look out with controlled opalescence, rotatable seats, passenger information system, automatic sliding doors, mini pantry, wide door for divyang, etc.</p>
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<img alt="vistadome coach" src="https://www.indianarrative.com/upload/news/vistadome_train.jpg" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" /><br />
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Apart from standard safety arrangements, the glass used in Vistadome coaches are shatter resistant with a film coating for safety of passengers.<br />
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The Indian Railways has planned several Vistadome coaches for production program in the coming years, especially on a number of scenically beautiful routes, including those in Kashmir and Northeast India which would boost tourism in the region.</p>

IN Bureau

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