Indian Railways launches Mission Retro-Fitment

The Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced they will upgrade 40,000 coaches under its Mission Retro-fitment in the next five years to enhance the passengers’ travel experience, with better amenities and safety.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, “Mission Retro-Fitment is an ambitious program to upgrade the level of furnishing and amenities in the coaches of Indian Railways. This is one of the largest retro-fitment projects in the world as Indian Railways’ 40,000 coaches will be refurbished and retrofitted in the next five years.”

This Mission Retro-Fitment is an endeavour to provide better travel experience as the interiors of the coaches would be refurbished and the Retro-Fitment of Center Buffer Coupler with balanced draft gear would add more to safety of the passengers.

“By 2020, Indian Railways would provide a new travel experience to the passenger over Indian Railways. This mission is challenging as it will be carried out without affecting the traffic operation,” Prabhu adds.

On the occasion, the Minister also released a booklet giving parameters and guidelines on this mega exercise of Retro-Fitment and refurbishment.

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