In the midst of the celebratory atmosphere in Ayodhya and the excitement surrounding the consecration of the grand Ram Temple scheduled for January 22 next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the temple town on Saturday to inaugurate various projects, including the Amrit Bharat and Vande Bharat trains.
The recently arrived trains are stationed at the Ayodhya Cantonment Railway station, awaiting the official flag-off by PM Modi. During his visit to the temple town, the Prime Minister will launch two Amrit Bharat and six Vande Bharat trains from the newly redeveloped Ayodhya Dham Railway Station.
Amrit Bharat, a novel category of superfast passenger trains, features the LHB push-pull technology but comes with non-air-conditioned coaches. Notably, these trains have locomotives at both ends to enhance acceleration and offer improved amenities such as aesthetically designed seats, enhanced luggage racks, mobile charging points with compatible holders, LED lights, CCTV surveillance, and a public information system.
The newly introduced Amrit Bharat trains include the Darbhanga-Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express and the Malda Town-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminus (Bengaluru) Amrit Bharat Express.
Among the Vande Bharat trains scheduled for inauguration are the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express, Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express, Coimbatore-Bangalore Cantt Vande Bharat Express, Mangalore-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express, Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, and Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express.
Additionally, the Prime Minister will dedicate three railway projects worth Rs 2300 crore to fortify rail infrastructure in the region. These projects encompass the Rooma Chakeri-Chanderi third line project, the Jaunpur-Tulsi Nagar, Akbarpur-Ayodhya, Sohawal-Patranga, and Safdarganj-Rasauli sections of the Jaunpur-Ayodhya-Barabanki doubling project, and the doubling and electrification project of the Malhaur-Daliganj railway section.
