Amrit Bharat 2.0, Vande Metro Coming To Bihar This Month In Transport Increase For Ballot-Certain State – News18
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The economical non-AC Amrit Bharat 2.0 will join the state with Mumbai, whereas the absolutely AC Vande Metro will join the capital metropolis with Jaynagar
The Jaynagar-Patna Vande Metro would be the second Namo Bharat speedy rail service within the nation. (X @spjdivn)
Months forward of meeting polls, Bihar is about to obtain a transport increase with the primary Amrit Bharat 2.0 prepare and India’s second Vande Metro prepare launching this month for the state. The economical non-AC Amrit Bharat 2.0 will join the state with Mumbai, whereas the absolutely AC Vande Metro will join the capital metropolis with Jaynagar.
The Amrit Bharat 2.0 prepare is an upgraded model of the already useful Amrit Bharat. It’ll function between Saharsa and Mumbai. The poll-bound state had additionally obtained the primary model of the Amrit Bharat prepare when it was launched in 2024.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Amrit Bharat prepare between Saharsa and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) together with the Vande Metro, formally known as the Namo Bharat prepare, between Jaynagar and Patna.
Amrit Bharat 2.0
In January 2024, the Indian Railways launched two Amrit Bharat trains, together with the Darbhanga-Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal prepare. One other prepare operates between Malda City and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru). So, the Saharsa-Mumbai Amrit Bharat would be the second prepare for Bihar from the latest sequence of trains.
In January, News18 visited the Integral Coach Manufacturing facility (ICF) in Chennai, the place one coach every of the sleeper and basic class of Amrit Bharat 2.0 was stored prepared for Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to examine.
Designed particularly for the center and lower-income teams, the Amrit Bharat prepare is a part of the ‘Make in India’ programme. The prepare journeys in these non-AC trains will value about Rs 450 for as much as 1,000 kilometers journey.
The Amrit Bharat prepare was upgraded with enhanced options for making it extra trendy, comfy, and high-tech. Within the Railway Finances for FY 2025–26, a plan to introduce 100 new Amrit Bharat trains was introduced.
Vande Metro
After Ahmedabad-Bhuj, the Jaynagar-Patna Vande Metro would be the second Namo Bharat speedy rail service within the nation. These trains function at a pace of 110 km/h, decreasing the journey time by half.
Chatting with News18, a Railways ministry official mentioned with the launch of this prepare, frequent passengers of north Bihar will get a quick, secure, and trendy journey expertise.
“Namo Bharat connects north Bihar on to Patna, guaranteeing higher entry to training, healthcare, justice, and administrative companies. With improved connectivity, native handicrafts, agricultural merchandise, and small entrepreneurs will acquire entry to bigger markets,” they mentioned.
Each these trains are among the many newest trains launched by the Indian Railways and are set to remodel the way in which the state travels.
The time period of the present Bihar meeting is ending in November 2025 and elections are scheduled to be held across the year-end.
