Railway Board has made preparations to run one Vande Bharat or Amrit Bharat festival special each between Delhi to Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Gaya and Patna.
IRCTC Update: In a matter of great news for the residents of Bihar who are planning to move to their native place during the festive times of Durga Puja, Chath Puja and Diwali, Indian Railways is planning to launch four new Vande Bharat or Amrit Bharat trains during these usually busy times. The new special trains will help the passengers reach their locations from the national capital to different cities of Bihar like Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Gaya and Patna.
A huge of passengers is seen in the trains that come from New Delhi to Bihar and for the convenience of these passengers, the Railway Board has made preparations to run one Vande Bharat or Amrit Bharat festival special each between Delhi to Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Gaya and Patna. The concerned zone has been asked to make preparations by the Railway Board. However, it has not been officially confirmed by the railways yet.
Special Vande Bharat trains: Route details
The special train service, boasting 22 compartments which include 13 for sleeping and 7 standard ones, is all set to roll out during the festive season. PUMRE’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Saraswati Chandra, declares that train 05585 is to embark on its journey from Raxaul each Friday.
The weekly schedule, starting from October 4th and carrying on until January 31st, 2025, kicks off at precisely 4:55 in the afternoon. On the flip side, train 05586 will set off from the Lokmanya Tilak Terminal every Sunday, its departure fixed at 4:35 PM, as per a report by Livehindustan.
Bihar’s Chief Minister writes to PM Modi
Bihar’s Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, has penned a request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the need for a new Vande Bharat train line that would link Sitamarhi in Bihar to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. This proposal seeks to benefit the faithful who journey between two sacred religious locations: the Punaura Dham Janki Mandir in Sitamarhi and the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. For the many followers who hold these sites dear, Ayodhya is known as the birthplace of Goddess Sita, and Kumar asserts the high religious value of both places thanks to the large number of devotees who pay regular visits. He therefore underlines the essential urgency of providing enhanced travel options to cater to these pilgrims’ needs.