Telangana Express to get LHB rakes from July (Update: Date of introduction postponed)

Update (Jun 30): The date of introduction of the new LHB rake has been temporarily postponed by a few days due to operational and logistical reasons. More clarity on the same will be available in a day or two.

The 12723 / 12724 Hyderabad – New Delhi – Hyderabad Telangana express will get brand new German design Linke-Hoffman-Busch (LHB) coaches soon replacing the ICF design CBC coaches it is currently running with.The 12723 Hyderabad – New Delhi train would get these new coaches from the 1st of July while its counterpart the 12724 New Delhi – Hyderabad train would run with these from July 2nd ex-NDLS.The coach composition would be 1 First class AC, 2 Two Tier AC, 4 Three Tier AC, 10 Sleeper Class, 1 Hot Buffet car, 2 General Second class coaches apart from 2 end on EOG generator cum luggage coaches making it a 22 coach rake. All three rakes would be converted to LHB.Images: Harris Kiran, Wikipedia