A peek into POST COVID COACH created by Railways to ensure safer journey; Read More

New Delhi, July 14: With an aim to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways’ production unit, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, developed a 'Post Covid Coach' to fight the virus.

 

 

 

 

Improvements like handsfree amenities, copper-coated handrails & latches, plasma air purification and titanium di-oxide coating for COVID-19 free passenger journey have been designed in this coach. 

 

 

1.Handsfree amenities: It is having handsfree amenities like foot-operated water tap & soap dispenser, foot-operated lavatory door (outside), foot-operated flush valve, foot-operated latches in lavatory door, outside washbasin with foot-operated water tap and soap dispenser and forearm operated handle on the compartment door.

 

2.Copper-coated handrails & latches: It is equipped with copper-coated handrails & latches because copper degrades the virus landed on it within a few hours. As copper has antimicrobial properties and when virus lands on copper, ion blasts pathogen and destroys the DNA and RNA inside the virus.

 

3.Plasma air purification: It is having the provision of plasma air equipment in the AC duct. This plasma air equipment will sterilize the air and surfaces inside the AC coach using ionized air to make the coach Covid-19 and particulate matter resistant. This provision will also improve the ion concentration from 100 ions/cm3 to more than 6000 ions/cm.

 

4.Titanium Dioxide coating: There is titanium di-oxide coating in the coach. Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide Coating functions as photoactive material. This is an aeco-friendly water-based coating that kills viruses, bacteria, mold, and fungal growth and most importantly enhances indoor air quality. It is non-toxic and approved by the food testing laboratory of the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA), CE certified. TiO2 is considered to be a safe substance and is harmless to humans. This Titanium Di-oxide coating applied on washbasins, lavatory, seats & berths, snack table, glass window, floor, virtually every surface that comes in human contact. The effective life of this coating is 12 months.