North Central Railway Agra division is going to get another Vande Bharat. Vande Bharat Express will soon run between Agra and Ayodhya. This will be the 5th train of Agra division.
This train is going to be tested soon. The 10 coach train will have eight chair cars and two executive class coaches. The fare will be announced by the railways soon.
At present, four Vande Bharat Expresses are running in Agra. One and a half years ago, the first Vande Bharat Express started running between Bhopal and Nizamuddin. After this, Nizamuddin-Khajuraho, Udaipur-Agra, Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat started operating.
In the last six months, the maximum number of passengers have travelled in Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat. The distance from Agra to Ayodhya is 440 km. Trains take 10 to 12 hours to cover this distance.
An official of the Railway Ministry said that a large number of devotees travel between Agra and Ayodhya every day. In such a situation, a proposal has been prepared to operate the Vande Bharat Express. A year ago, the North Central Railway Prayagraj Zone had sent its proposal. Vande Bharat will cover the distance of 440 km in seven to eight hours.
Sleeper Vande Bharat is also proposed
Agra Railway Division is also going to get the first sleeper Vande Bharat. This train will run between Nizamuddin and Indore. This train is going to be tested soon. A railway official said that the train will have 10 to 12 coaches.
Currently these trains run
Marudhar Express, Kota-Patna Express, Guwahati Express, Surat-Muzaffarpur Express, Kamakhya Express, Farakka Express. Marudhar Express takes 10 hours to reach Ayodhya from Agra.
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