Railway News: From Anurag Thakur Flagging Off Aastha Special To Amrit Bharat Station Scheme; Updates

Read on to know all about the most recent significant developments of Indian Railways.

by Shreya Ghosh
Railway News: From Anurag Thakur Flagging Off Aastha Special To Amrit Bharat Station Scheme; Updates

Some major announcements of Indian railways have been made along with the inauguration of trains in the past couple of days. Just this early morning, a new train was flagged off. To know all about the recent significant news of the Railway, read on!

Here Are The Recent Railway News

1. Anurag Thakur Flagged Off Aastha Special Train To Ayodhya

In the early hours of Monday, the Union Minister inaugurated the first Aastha Special train from Andaura to Ayodhya Dham. The train began its journey from the Amb-Andaura railway station with hundreds of Ram devotees to Ayodhya Dham. Anurag Thakur called the flagging-off of the Aastha Special train a historic occasion for Devbhoomi.

2. Development Of Ayodhya Railway Station

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Ashwini Vaishnaw was present at the News18 India Chaupal. While speaking at the event, the Railway Minister shared how the capacity of the Ayodhya railway station is growing. The reason behind increasing the capacity and the development is for the devotees visiting the holy city. About 3 crore devotees can travel to Ayodhya annually. He also provided information about the bullet train and mentioned that the work is currently ongoing at a fast pace.

3. Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

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The Railway Minister recently announced some plans for developing 1,318 railway stations. This falls under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. According to a report by Financial Express, some of the developmental goals are to improve facilities available in railway stations such as waiting halls, maintaining hygiene, and multimodal connectivity.

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4. 1st Train To Puri In Sonepur District

Taking to the X (formerly Twitter) platform, Ashwini Vaishnaw shared a video of inaugurating the Puri-Sonepur-Puri Express. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the weekly express train. This launch establishes the first connection between Sonepur and Puri on rails.

5. Updates On Vande Bharat Express Train Sleeper Coaches

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Looks like the time has finally come for the Vande Bharat Express Sleeper coaches to start operating. It is expected that the trains are set to debut in March 2024. Initially, 10 trains will be introduced and the trial runs will start from the next month in April.

Also read: Ayodhya Railway Station Gets 15-Ft Tall Metallic Squirrel; Netizens Say, “Smallest Contribution Means A Lot”

These are all the important updates of the Indian Railways.

Cover Image Courtesy: X (formerly Twitter)/ Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur), Canva

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