Railways flags off country’s first private train under Bharat Gaurav scheme | India News,The Indian Express
Around 1100 passengers boarded the maiden round trip service from Coimbatore to Shirdi on Tuesday, the ministry said.
The Indian Railways’ Southern Railway zone began the maiden service of privately-run ‘Bharat Gaurav Trains‘ from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to Shirdi in Maharashtra.
“The Bharat Gaurav Train from Coimbatore North to Sainagar Shirdi will commence at 18:00 hours on 14th June 2022 (Tuesday) and reach Sainagar Shirdi at 07:25 hours on 16th June 2022 (Thursday) with stoppages at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Mantralayam Road and Wadi,” ministry of railways said in a statement on Tuesday.
Around 1100 passengers boarded the maiden round trip service from Coimbatore to Shirdi on Tuesday, the ministry said.
The private service is offered by the Registered Service provider for an itinerary consisting of five days and it involves a full round trip from Coimbatore to Shirdi and back.
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