Vande Bharat Train: Preparations are in full swing before the inauguration of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya. The temple is going to be inaugurated after about 3 weeks from now.
With Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Ayodhya’s place will become special on the tourism map of the country. Keeping this in mind, transportation facilities are being improved. In this connection, the commercial operation of Ayodhya-Delhi Vande Bharat Express is starting from Thursday.
Operating all days except Wednesday
Ayodhya Dham Junction-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express has been assigned train numbers 22425 and 22426 for up and down travel respectively. This train will run between Ayodhya and Delhi 6 days every week. According to Northern Railway- Lucknow Division, this train will leave from Anand Vihar Terminal at 6:10 am 6 days a week and will reach Ayodhya at 2:30 pm. This train will not operate only on Wednesday.
The journey will be completed in about 8 hours
In this way the train will take 8 hours 20 minutes to cover the distance from Delhi to Ayodhya. On the way, the train will stop at Kanpur Central and Charbagh railway stations of Lucknow. The train will halt at both the stations for 5-5 minutes. This train will reach Kanpur Central at 11 am, while the time of reaching Charbagh Railway Station is 12.25 pm.
Return train timings
The return train will leave from Ayodhya Dham Junction at 3.20 pm. This train will reach Anand Vihar Terminal at 11.40 pm. If seen in this way, it can be said that with this new Vande Bharat train, it will be possible for the people of Delhi to return after seeing Ram Lala in a single day. This return train will reach Charbagh railway station of Lucknow at 5.15 pm and Kanpur at 6.35 pm.
PM Modi started
Just a few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Ayodhya Dham Junction and Ayodhya Airport to the country. Along with that, he also started many new trains on 30 December. Ayodhya-Delhi Vande Bharat was one of the trains flagged off by the Prime Minister that day. Apart from this, he also started 5 other Vande Bharat trains and 2 Amrit Bharat trains.