Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Railway Board to Assess Bio-Toilet Feasibility in Guards' Coaches
The Railway Board is checking if they can put toilets in the coaches where train guards sit.
They've asked railway zones to look into it.
The goal is to see if it's possible to install bio-toilets.
Right now, these coaches usually have waterless urinals because there's no easy way to fill water tanks on the train.
If the board decides to add toilets, they need to figure out how to fill them with water and clean them at specific stations.
Railway Board directed all zones to study bio-toilet feasibility in guard coaches.
RDSO has drawings available for bio-toilet installation.
Zones must consider water and cleaning facilities.
Current practice is to use waterless urinals in brake vans.
Decision on bio-toilet implementation hinges on addressing water supply and maintenance.
- Who
- Railway Board
- What
- Instructing zones to assess bio-toilet installation in guards' coaches
- When
- Not specified, but recent communication
- Where
- Addressed to all railway zones
- Why
- To examine the feasibility of providing toilets/bio-toilets in Brake Vans.
- Directive Issuer
- Railway Board
- Target
- All railway zones
- Objective
- Examine feasibility of bio-toilets in guard coaches
- Current Practice
- Waterless urinals in brake vans
- Concern
- Availability of water, cleaning facilities at stations