LHB coach

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Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coach is a passenger rail coach developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch for Indian Railways. Initially, 24 air-conditioned coaches were imported from Germany for use in the Shatabdi Express following which the coaches were manufactured in India. The coaches are manufactured by three state-owned rail coach manufacturing units at Chennai, Kapurthala, and Raebareli. In the late 1990s, the Indian Railways started replacing the ICF coaches with LHB coaches. It was initially introduced on select express trains running on the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge network of the Indian Railways. The manufacturing of ICF coaches ceased in 19 January 2018, and subsequently LHB coaches were used for most of the passenger and express trains. As of October 2025, 75% of all non Multiple Unit express trains of the Indian Railways were running with LHB coaches.

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