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The Amrit Bharat Express trains offer a travel experience similar to the Vande Bharat Express but at a more affordable cost, specifically designed to cater to passengers from lower and lower-middle-income groups.
Aimed at enhancing connectivity in Bihar ahead of the upcoming state elections, the Ministry of Railways is introducing new train services.
Currently, 14 Amrit Bharat Express trains operate across the country, with key routes such as Darbhanga to Anand Vihar Terminal, Malda Town to SMVT Bengaluru, and Mumbai LTT to Saharsa. The new Delhi-Sitamarhi route will be a valuable addition, further improving regional accessibility.
Covering a distance of approximately 1,100 km in 20 hours and 45 minutes, the Delhi-Sitamarhi Amrit Bharat Express will serve as a supplementary route to the existing 15557/15558 Darbhanga-Anand Vihar Terminal-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express.
Operating as train numbers 14048/14047, the Delhi-Sitamarhi-Delhi Amrit Bharat Express will halt at 13 key stations, including Ghaziabad, Tundla, Kanpur, Lucknow, Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur, Kaptanganj, Siswa Bazar, Bagaha, Narkatiaganj, Raxaul, and Bairgania.
The new Amrit Bharat Express service is designed to reach speeds of up to 130 km/h and will operate on a weekly schedule. The train will depart from Delhi every Saturday and return from Sitamarhi every Sunday.
As per the timetable, the Delhi-Sitamarhi Amrit Bharat Express will leave Delhi at 14:00 hrs and reach Sitamarhi at 10:45 hrs the next day. The return leg will begin at 22:15 hrs from Sitamarhi and arrive in Delhi at 22:40 hrs the following day.
This new train service is scheduled to be officially inaugurated on August 8, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagging it off virtually from Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi.
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