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Amrit Bharat Express: After Vande Bharat, now the people of Bareilly will get the gift of Amrit Bharat Express. Three Amrit Bharat Express trains will operate from Bareilly. Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway are preparing the timetable for the operation of these trains. Railways will change the timetable of trains from January 1. Amrit Bharat Express trains will be given place in this timetable.
At present, Dehradun-Lucknow and Meerut-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express trains are being operated via Bareilly. It is also proposed to operate Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Bareilly and Mumbai. Now Railways has started preparations for operating Amrit Bharat Express trains. Railway Board has decided to operate 26 Amrit Bharat Express trains.
It is proposed to operate Bhagat Ki Kothi-Gorakhpur, Chhapra-Amritsar and Amritsar-Saharsa Amrit Bharat trains via Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly. Discussions are going on on their timetable. Vande Bharat Express train has eight coaches, while Amrit Bharat Express will have 22 coaches. Amrit Bharat Express train will also be high speed, but its fare will be slightly less than Vande Bharat Express.
It will also have eight unreserved coaches
Eight unreserved category coaches will be installed in Amrit Bharat Express. This train will also have 12 sleeper coaches. There will also be provision of coaches for the disabled. Passengers will be able to experience luxury travel in Amrit Bharat Express at low fares. Officials say that these trains will start operating by March 2025.
Overcrowding in trains on Amritsar-Chhapra and Amritsar-Saharsa routes
The number of trains going to Purvanchal, Bihar and West Bengal via Bareilly is very high. Even after this, the pressure of passengers is high on Amritsar-Chhapra and Amritsar-Saharsa, Amritsar-Gorakhpur routes. There is competition for confirmed tickets in trains on this route. After the start of operation of Amrit Bharat trains, the pressure of passengers on other regular trains will reduce. Long route passengers will be able to easily get confirmed tickets.
Public Relations Officer of Izzatnagar Division Rajendra Singh said that it is proposed to operate Amrit Bharat Express trains via Moradabad and Bareilly. Work on this is going on at the Railway Board level. Fares of Amrit Bharat Express trains will be reduced. Notification from Railway Board is awaited. After this the number and timetable of Amrit Bharat trains will be released.