Railways will roll out its 50,000th coach on July 6, marking a momentous occasion for the national transporter in achieving a record performance in the coach manufacturing sector.
The 50,000th AC three-tier coach will come out of the Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai when Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will press a remote button from the Rail Bhawan here on Monday.
Beside dedicating the 50,000th conventional coach to the nation, Prabhu will also inaugurate the upgrading facility at the ICF for production of Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches in Chennai, through video conference facility from here.
LHB coaches are mainly used in premier trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto services.
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