Indian Railways will soon come up with glass top coaches equipped with infotainment system, similar to that in Switzerland, which will be introduced on regular trains in Kashmir Valley and Araku Valley in Tamil Nadu. Jointly designed by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC); Research, Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), and Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Glass ceiling coaches will be operational in December this year.

“Three such coaches will roll out from ICF, Perambur in December this year. The first coach will be tagged in a regular train in the Kashmir Valley while the other two will be part of some train passing through the picturesque Araku Valley (K K Line, Waltair station) on the South-Eastern Railway,” IRCTC Chairman and Managing Director Dr A K Manocha said.

Giving details about the interiors of these coaches, Dham Ghaj Prasad, Group General Manager (Infrastructure), IRCTC said, "The coaches will be ultra luxurious with rotatable chairs to provide the passengers an aerial view through partly glass ceiling". Further, the coaches will have ample leg space and also equipped with modern infotainment system for the benefit of tourists, he said.