Vistadome coaches by South Western Railways

 

         With the aim of boosting tourism and attracting more passengers, the south western railways has taken an initiative to operate vistadome coaches with air conditioned glass top on the trains through major tourist routes in the state. The Tourism and catering Directorate has asked the IRCTC to find out the potential routes for the vistadome to operate.
        The IRCTC has also identified the potential routes under request based on scenic beauty of the places. The identified routes coming under south western Railways include, Bangalore- Karwar, Bangalore-shivamogga, Bangalore-Goa, Bangalore -Mangalore, Bangalore-Mysore and Bangalore- Hampi.
         The Vistadome coaches are to be attached to the existing trains running. The coaches will have 40 reclining chairs which could turn around 360 degrees. LED lights, oven and a small refrigerator along with the glass roof are the added features.