New LHB Coaches for Amritha & Rajya Rani Express; Rajeev Chandrasekhar thanks PM & Railways
Thiruvananthapuram: In a major boost for Kerala rail passengers, the Railways has sanctioned modern LHB coaches for two trains running through Kerala - Amritha Express and Nilambur Rajya Rani Express. Amritha Express will get 22 new LHB coaches and Rajya Rani will get 15 coaches. This was a long-standing demand of Kerala passengers and was one of the key issues raised by BJP State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar and P.K. Krishnadas in their meeting with the Union Railway Minister last week. Rajeev Chandrasekhar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for the decision. The Railways has also approved the long-pending demand to extend the Kollam-Kottayam MEMU service to Ernakulam.