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New Delhi: The Union Minister of Railways, Mukul Roy and Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit today flagged off the air-conditioned (AC) double decker train between Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jaipur from Sarai Rohilla station.Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Mukul Roy said that the first AC double decker train was introduced between Howrah-Dhanbad in 2011 which was found to be satisfactory. He said that with the introduction of this much-awaited air-conditioned double decker service between Delhi and Jaipur, the Indian Railways have fulfilled the dream of the travelling public.The Railway Minister said that the design of the double decker coaches was a mighty challenge for the Railways as the entire rail network and coach designs need to meet standard dimensions in length, breadth and height as per bridges, overhead electricity wire, tunnels, etc.