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COVID-19: Now, Palghar to get rail isolation coaches to meet bed shortage

Western Railway to place a 23-coach train on platform no. 3 of Palghar station today; similar arrangements are already in place in Nandurbar and Nagpur

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The Central Railway has readied 394 isolation coaches, while the Western Railway has 386 such cars

The Central Railway has readied 394 isolation coaches, while the Western Railway has 386 such cars

After Nandurbar and Nagpur, Palghar district has asked for rail isolation coaches. Western Railway will be sending a 23-coach train to Palghar on Saturday.

The demand had been echoed by local Member of Parliament Rajendra Gavit, who had written to the railways after the Dahanu Vaitarna Pravasi Sevabhavi Sanstha raised bed shortage in the area. 

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