The world’s highest Bilaspur-Manali-Leh rail line is one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by Indian Railways. It is scheduled to be built to completion by 2022. It will boast coaches specially built to take high- altitude punishment. Oxygen masks will be provided for each and every passenger. There will also be a doctor on call in every coach.
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Discussions have already commenced on the special coaches for the highest railway line. It will run at an elevation of 5,630 meters above sea level. Before manufacturing the coaches for the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Rail Line, the Indian Railways will be studying the specifications of the coaches used in the Qinghai-Tibet rail line in China. The Qinghai-Tibet rail line in China is at an elevation of 2,000 meters above sea level.
The chief engineer of the project, Desh Ratan said that the coaches have to be pressurized. The trains running on the line will not be sporting sleeper class. He added that all the coaches will have heaters installed in them. That is because the temperature frequently falls below freezing point.
