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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
12-December-2013 17:16 IST
Provision of Toilet Facilities in DEMU and MEMU Coaches
As...
more... per the present policy guidelines, toilet facilities are to be provided in Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU)/Mainline electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) trains having journey time of more than two hours. Production of new DEMU and MEMU coaches with toilet facilities has already commended since 2009-10.
DEMU and MEMU coaches, which have been manufactured prior to 2009-10, do not have toilet facilities as there was no such policy for provision of toilets on these coaches.
Presently there is no plan for retrofitment of toilets in DEMU/MEMU coaches manufactured prior to 2009-10 as the same involves major modification in the coach structure.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
IT LOOKS THAT TRAIN SHOULD HAVE TOILETS FACILITY