ISOLATION COACHES
Coach of New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani derails in Ghaziabad, no one hurt: Railways
A coach of the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express derailed at the Ghaziabad station around 9:35 am on Friday, the Northern Railway said. No passenger was hurt in the incident as the train was moving at a "very slow speed", Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway, Deepak Kumar said.
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Railways have modified 288 passenger coaches as Covid care isolation coaches: General Manager, NFR
Interacting with media virtually, he said in order to contain the spread of Covid-19, Northeast Frontier Railway is making all out effort to supplement the health care efforts of state governments.
Railways builds fleet of 4000 Isolation coaches with 64000 beds
In the latest development, with the States of Nagaland and Gujarat seeking Isolation Coaches, the Railway has catered to their demand and positioned the coaches at Sabarmati, Chandlodiya and Dimapur respectively. As per States’ demand, at present 232 coaches have been handed over to various states for Covid care with a bed-capacity of nearly 4000 beds.
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Four thousand Covid-care coaches positioned at rail stations across India amid spike in cases
As India faces a ravaging second wave of the pandemic, State governments of Delhi, Maharashtra, among others, have asked for these coaches to be stationed at various railway stations as hospitals in these States are overwhelmed with the influx of Covid patients.
COVID-19: Isolation train coaches become operational in Bhopal
These coaches are equipped with essential medicines and necessary staff, and oxygen cylinders will also be made available there for emergency use, state Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang told reporters after inspecting the facilities.
Coronavirus: 20 isolation railway coaches set up in Bhopal
In a bid to address the bed crunch in hospitals amid rising COVID-19 cases, the West Central Railways has deployed 20 isolation coaches at Bhopal station, which will become operational from Sunday.
50 isolation coaches, each with 2 oxygen cylinders, placed at Delhi's Shakur Basti rail station
The Northern Railways has deployed 50 isolation coaches, each having two oxygen cylinders, at Delhi's Shakur Basti railway station and 25 such facilities will be placed at Anand Vihar by Monday, General Manager Ashutosh Gangal said on Sunday.
Maharashtra: Gunny, water drip system keep temperature low in Railways' isolation coaches
The isolation coaches, which were deployed last year in only some states as COVID care centres, are now being put to use again in this district of Maharashtra after they remained idle for months primarily due to the high temperature inside them.
Railways spending Rs 2 lakh approx on each isolation coach; Rs 620 crore sanctioned by Centre
Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said this was the budgetary estimate of the Railways for the 5,213 coaches which have been modified as isolation coaches and the money for it has already been received from the central COVID care fund.
How Indian Railways is keeping the isolation coaches cool
The ministry ruled out AC coaches after discussions were held with NITI Aayog and ministry of health & family welfare as the transmission risk of Covid-19 was higher in AC coaches due to ducting and a higher ambient temperature was suitable in fighting the virus.
Railways trying innovative ways to keep isolation coaches cool
As a trial, the Northern Railways coated the roof of isolation coaches with heat-reflective paint and found that temperature inside can be reduced up to 2.2°C using this method.
503 isolation coaches in Delhi, 960 overall; Railways ramp up COVID-19 treatment infra
The units are among the 960 converted coaches deployed in five different states in an effort to augment medical care facilities for COVID-19 patients.
Roof insulation for COVID-19 coaches in high temperature areas: Railways
The Railways has so far deployed 204 isolation coaches in four states. They will work as COVID-19 care centres. The Railways' isolation wards are all non-AC coaches.
Railways to use 60% of its converted isolation coaches lying idle to operate Shramik Special trains
Officials said that since these coaches have been lying idle after being converted into isolation wards and were yet to be deployed, the railways have decided to use them to operate the migrant special services. Due to the non-availability of the middle berth, when in use, the trains with these coaches will have lower number of passengers.
Covid-19 task force for turning train coaches into wards
The Indian Railways has already set up stationary isolation coaches, but the task force said it would not serve the desired purpose. The issue was raised on Friday at a meeting of the group on medical emergency and management plan by its head, VK Paul.
Railways converts 5000 coaches into isolation wards for Covid-19 patients, awaits govt direction on deployment
The railways has set a target of converting 20,000 coaches to counter the pandemic, of which 5,000 coaches with 80,000 beds are ready to be deployed, the ministry said.
Railways converts 2500 coaches into isolation wards for coronavirus patients
Railways has converted 2,500 coaches into isolation wards, achieving half of its target of delivering 5000 such coaches in the first phase as part of its efforts to supplement the government's measures to fight coronavirus.
Modified rail coaches to provide 3.2 lakh isolation beds: Indian Railways
"These modified 20,000 coaches can accommodate up to 3.2 lakh possible beds for isolation needs. Work on modification of 5,000 coaches, which are to be converted initially into quarantine/isolation coaches has already started. "These 5,000 coaches would be having a capacity to accommodate up to 80,000 beds. One coach is expected to have 16 beds for isolation," railways said.
Hotels, resorts come in handy in India's fight against Covid-19
State governments are using these facilities for conversion into isolation wards in worst-affected hotspots. The Madhya Pradesh government has acquired 28 hotels, resorts and marriage gardens in the worst-affected cities of Ujjain and Indore, according to a TOI report.
Railway Zones asked to ensure preparedness for 20,000 coaches as isolation units for Covid-19 patients
The 17 Zones of the Indian railways will initially start with converting 5,000 coaches into isolation units. The ministry had last week asked its rolling stock production units to start manufacturing medical equipment in preparedness of the outbreak.
Covid-19 outbreak: Indian Railways to convert train coaches into isolation wards
Following the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, there has been an increased need for facilities to quarantine oneself in - to answer this demand, Indian Railways has found an ingenious solution.
COVID-19: Northeast Frontier Railway to convert coaches into isolation wards
In view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is converting coaches at the Coach Maintenance Depot in Kamakhya and Guwahati into isolation wards.
Railways manufactures prototype of isolation ward in non-AC coaches
To begin with, 10 coaches will be converted into isolation units for those affected by Covid-19, by each zonal railway every week. The Indian Railways has 17 zones.
Northern Railways conducting study to use train coaches as COVID-19 isolation wards
The Indian Railways, which runs 13,523 trains daily, has suspended all passenger services till April 14 and its rakes are lying idle. Sources said the proposal to offer the empty coaches and cabins to be used as ICUs was discussed in a meeting of Railway Minister with Railway Board chairman, general managers of all zones and divisional railway managers over videoconferencing.
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