{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Indian Railways trials a 20 times bigger bin to end the garbage pile-up inside premium train coaches",
  "summary": "Indian Railways has built a high capacity waste collection system to stop garbage from piling up inside LHB coaches on premium trains, with the first trial starting from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction.",
  "content": "Passengers travelling on long distance premium trains may soon get relief from a persistent problem. A new system designed to stop garbage from piling up and spilling over inside train coaches is set to have its first trial at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction in Uttar Pradesh.\n\nWhy the old bins kept falling short\nTrains fitted with LHB, or Linke-Hofmann-Busch, coaches have long carried dustbins with very limited capacity. As passenger numbers on long routes keep rising, these small bins fill up quickly and garbage begins spilling out, hurting the cleanliness of the coach and forcing cleaning staff to repeatedly clear waste mid-journey. The scale of the issue becomes clear from the fact that around 100 passenger trains pass through a major station like Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction every day, generating close to 3 tonnes of garbage.\n\nA Jhansi workshop built a system 20 times bigger\nTo fix this, the Wagon Repair Workshop in Jhansi has developed a prototype high capacity waste collection system. The existing dustbins hold just 18 litres, while the new system will raise that to 367.4 litres, a jump of roughly 20.4 times. With this much larger capacity, coaches will take far longer to fill up, cutting down the need for repeated cleaning during a journey.\n\nNo extra machine needed, gravity does the job\nThe most notable part of the new setup is that moving garbage into the collection tank will not require any separate machine. A dustbin will be placed on the coach floor within passengers' reach. Right below it sits a central connector that carries the waste to a steel box fitted inside the coach, from where it drops straight into the collection tank using gravitational force. This tank will only need to be emptied during the train's regular maintenance, meaning staff will no longer have to keep entering coaches mid-journey to clear waste, making the whole cleaning process far more organised.\n\nRajdhani, Duronto and Vande Bharat among trains set to benefit\nPandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction is a key station through which several major LHB trains pass daily, including Rajdhani, Duronto, Netaji, Vibhuti, Vande Bharat and Himgiri. The system is currently at the prototype and trial stage, but once it gets approval, it is expected to be fitted in all the other trains that pass through this junction as well. If the trial succeeds, the same system could eventually reach other premium trains across the country, significantly reducing passenger complaints about cleanliness on long journeys.\n\nWhat this means for you\nIf the system works as planned, complaints about dirt and odour during journeys on premium trains should drop noticeably.\n\n• Across India: Passengers travelling on trains like Rajdhani, Duronto and Vande Bharat will get cleaner coaches. Once approved, the system can be extended to other LHB trains across the country.\n• In Uttar Pradesh: The roughly 100 trains passing through Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction daily, and the nearly 3 tonnes of garbage they generate, will be the first to benefit since the trial begins there.\n• Less strain on cleaning staff: Staff will no longer need to repeatedly enter coaches to clear waste mid-journey. The tank will only be emptied during maintenance, saving both time and effort.\n• No added machine costs: Since the system relies on gravity, it works without extra power or machinery, keeping maintenance costs and the risk of technical faults low.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Where will this new waste collection system be trialled first?\nThe trial is starting from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction in Uttar Pradesh.\n\n2. What is the current dustbin capacity and what will the new capacity be?\nCurrent dustbins hold 18 litres, while the new system will raise capacity to 367.4 litres, about 20.4 times more.\n\n3. Who built the prototype for this system?\nThe Wagon Repair Workshop in Jhansi developed the prototype.\n\n4. How will garbage reach the collection tank?\nGarbage will pass from the dustbin through a central connector and steel box, dropping into the tank by gravity, with no separate machine required.\n\n5. Which trains could benefit from this system?\nLHB trains such as Rajdhani, Duronto, Netaji, Vibhuti, Vande Bharat and Himgiri, which pass through Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction.\n\n6. How much garbage does Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction generate daily?\nAround 3 tonnes of garbage comes from the roughly 100 trains that pass through it every day.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/national/pandit-deen-dayal-upadhyay-junction-se-shuru-hoga-trenon-ki-bogiyon-men-kura-mukti-ka-naya-prayoga-28485",
  "category": "India",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-06",
  "tags": [
    "Indian Railways",
    "LHB coach",
    "Vande Bharat",
    "Rajdhani Express",
    "Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction",
    "waste management",
    "Jhansi wagon workshop"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}