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Duronto to do away with AC economy class coaches

New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) The non-stop Duronto trains will no longer have old coaches with side-middle berth, known as AC economy class. - 'Speed up freight track project' - Sunanda K Datta-Ray: Pricey porters">Sunanda K Datta-Ray: Pricey porters - And now, Railway TV - Railways could soon have TV channel - Railways" earning up 6% during Apr-Sept - Rlys to run special trains The Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto express and the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Duronto scheduled to be launched shortly will not have any AC economy class coach. They will have only AC and non-AC coaches. AC economy class fare is Rs 50 less than the AC III class. "Now onwards, all new Duronto trains will be without AC economy class as we have decided to discontinue it. As per our feedback, it seems to be causing inconvenience to passengers," sources in railways said. Initially, there was also no plan for AC economy class in Duronto. "Since new coaches could not be ready for the early launch of Duronto trains, these old coaches with middle side berths were made available to meet the deadline," the sources said.


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