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Want to enjoy the breath-taking section of Konkan belt, well the Indian Railways has a new answer.

The Central Railway is going ahead to introduce top-window rail coaches in their Mumbai-Goa section line.

These window on the roof side coaches are popularly known as ‘vistadome rail bogies’.

According to senior officials of the central railway decision to introduce new vistadome coaches is after receiving encouraging results from the general public on the scenic Pune Western Ghats section.

The vistadome coaches having huge windows and transparent roofs allows a hindrance-free view of the surroundings. They have become popular among passengers on the 21 km long Bhor ghat section between Mumbai and Pune.

This is one of the steepest ghats in the country with 28 tunnels and provides a breath-taking view of the Sahyadri mountains, the Ulhas river valley and surrounding areas.