Title - Rail coach for CRPF personnel

Jammu:
To overcome difficulties of personnel belonging to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) who proceed on leave or duty or training, a proposal was mooted to earmark a dedicated railway coach in important trains running from major stations, including Jammu.The proposal was accepted by the Ministry of Home Affairs and accordingly the Railway Ministry was approached for providing dedicated railway coaches.One AC three-tier coach has been attached to trains, Aawadh Assam Express, Lal Quila Express, Kolkata Jammu Tawi Express, Andaman Express, Navyug Express, Dehradun Express, Amritsar Kochivellia Express, for the CAPF personnel.Personnel of the BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, CISF and other Central Armed Police Forces can avail this facility.The BSF has been declared as a nodal agency for coordination at the Jammu railway station for all the CAPF personnel of Jammu and Kashmir.

IG BSF Jammu Frontier Rajeev Krishna will flag off the first train, Kolkata-Jammu Tawi, with an extra coach for the CAPF personnel tomorrow at 6.30 pm.