Aurangabad: The South Central Railway ( SCR ) has converted a total of 486 coaches as isolation facility, fulfilling the target set by the Railway Board as a part of the contingency arrangement in fight against the outbreak of Covid-19.Each isolation coach has eight coupes for Covid-19 patients and one coupe for medical staff. The coaches have been modified to have one bathroom, three toilets, curtains in between the coupes and all the necessary electrical and medical equipment, as per the advisory issued by the Railway Board.Ch Rakesh, chief public relations officer of SCR, on Thursday said that the railway ministry had instructed all zones to convert around 5,000 non-AC coaches into isolation facility."Of the 5,000 non-AC coaches planned for conversion across India, the SCR was given a target of 486 coaches. The officers and staff of SCR swung in to action and chalked out the plans for early completion of the target though there is unprecedented lockdown throughout the nation," he said.As per official details, Secunderabad division converted the highest number of coaches (120) into isolation facility, followed by Guntakal (61), Vijaywada (50), Hyderabad(40), Nanded(30) and Guntur (25). The Lallaguda workshop witnessed transformation of 76 such coaches, whereas Tirupati workshop converted 84 coaches into isolation facility.Appreciating the efforts of officers and staff in fulfilling the target of coaches having isolation facilities, SCR general manager Gajanan Mallya specially complemented the mechanical wing for accomplishing the essential work within a reasonable time.Headquartered at Secunderabad, the SCR has total six divisions including Nanded. It serves the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, parts of Maharashtra including several areas of Marathwada and portions of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh.An SCR official said that patients from the areas which are catered by the Zone would benefit from the isolation coaches for admitting confirmed cases of Covid-19 among other target patients.