The train will begin its commercial run Oct 4 after it returns to this Sikh holy city.

Promising 30 percent cheaper fare for almost the same comfort in a three-tier air-conditioned coach, the new train will see more passengers being accommodated.

As against 64 berths in an AC three-tier coach, the Garib Rath has 75.

This reworked design has been achieved through better utilisation of available space and dispensing with the cubicle used to store linen, said Pratap Srivastava, general manager of the Railway Coach Factory at Kapurthala in Punjab and additional member (Production Units) in the Railway Board.

Manufactured at the Kapurthala coach factory, the new coaches have cubicles that are 13 cm smaller and berths that are three cm narrower. But for that, the passengers can have a comfortable journey if they travel light.

The train would also have air-conditioned chair cars with 120 seats each as against 90 in the non-air-conditioned Jan Shatabdi trains.

"The benefit of the low per head cost is being passed on to passengers, who would have to pay 25-30 percent less fare," said Srivastava.

The train has several innovative features from bottle holders to better toilets, as also additional safety features.