Indian Railways to introduce fireproof coaches with Chandigarh Shatabdi

In a bid to ensure that passengers stay safe from any kind of fire accidents on trains, the Indian Railways is all set to launch its fireproof coaches.
The first train to have the fireproof coaches will be the Shatabdi Express that runs between New Delhi and Chandigarh. The coaches have been added in these trains on this route when they were modified under the Swarna train project.

Nine chair car coaches and one executive coach in these Shatabdi trains were revamped under the Swarna scheme.
In order to make the train compartments fireproof, the Indian Railways has reportedly used fire retardant furnishing materials to minimise the damages in case a fire breaks out. In fact, the specifications for such furnishing materials have also been reviewed by the Indian Railways in order to make sure that they are of optimum quality.


These fire safety measures being implemented in the coaches are a part of the larger Swarna scheme, under which most trains are being refurbished for passengers at a cost of INR 2.5 crore for each coach.

Although the fireproof coaches are being introduced in just one train for now, passengers can look forward to safer travel in the days to come with more trains becoming a part of this change.