COACHES ON INDIAN RAILWAYS

Various types of coaches being operated for various services on Indian railways
may be grouped as under:

A. Passenger carrying coaches:

1 Air-conditioned first class

2 -do- sleeper
3 -do- 3-Tier sleeper
4 -do- chair car
5 First class
6 First class chair car
7 3-Tier sleeper
8 General second class
9 Second class chair car
10 Second-class-cum-luggage and brake-van

B Auxiliary coaches:

1 Generator car
2 Brake-van
3 Luggage-cum-brake van
4 Pantry car
5 Kitchen car
6 Parcel van
7 Motor van
8 Motor-cum-parcel van
9 Refrigerator van
10 Postal van
11 Horse van

C Suburban service coaches:

1. AC EMU Motor coach

2. AC EMU Trailer coach
3. DC EMU Motor coach
4. DC EMU Trailer coach
5. AC/DC Driving Trailer
6. Main line EMU coaches

D Metro coaches
E Ambulance cars
F Accident relief cars
G Military cars
H Staff cars
I Saloons
J RDSO Research and Inspection cars
 BG MAIN-LINE PASSENGER COACHES

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Coach Type aside rs Layout Sketch No. Ventilation
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AC First class - 18 11 2 WGFAC7-9-0-701 No
AC 2 tier Sleeper - 46 8 2 WGSCWAC4-9-0-401 No
AC 3 tier Sleeper - 64 8 2 AE 90007 No
Executive AC 46 - 12 2 AB 90004 No
Chair Car
AC Chair Car 73 - 8 2 WGSCZAC7 -9-0-701 No
General Second 90 - 18 3 GS5-9-0-501 6
Class
3 tier Sleeper - 72 18 2 SCN8-9-0-801 5
Second class 108 - 18 3 SDC5-9-0-501 6
Day Coach
Second Class 20+8= - 8 2 SLR2-9-0-201 6
Luggage 28
cum Brake
Van with
disabled
passenger
compt.
Pantry Car - 21 18 2 WCB7-9-0-701 10
Jan Shatabdi AC 73 - 8 2 WGSCZAC/J-9-0-001 No
Chair Car
Jan Shatabdi 106 - 10 2 WGSCZJ2-9-0-201 10
Chair Car