NEW DELHI:- As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic Linen services in trains were temporarily withdrawn across Indian Railways.
After receipt of instructions from the Ministry of Railways to restore the linen service, Northern Railway commenced the supply of linen in AC coaches in a phased manner and now this important passenger amenity of bed roll has been restored in all the trains of Northern Railway.
With current train operations, Linen/Bed roll items are being supplied in around 1281 AC coaches of 216 trains services of NR. Around 67000 bed rolls are being supplied per day on NR trains which is one of the highest by any zone on Indian Railways.
A well-established system of bed roll management works round the clock to integrate supply chain, operations of mechanized laundries, transportation with schedule of trains to handle around 4.7 lakhs of bed rolls per day.