Uttar Pradesh State PCS

• 26 Dec 2023

PM Modi will flag off the first Amrit Bharat train from Ayodhya

Why In News?

On December 30, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first Amrit Bharat train in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• This Amrit Bharat train will have 22 bogies and its speed will be approximately 130 km per hour.
• This train will be the country's first Amrit Bharat train.
• This train will connect Ramnagari to Sitamarhi, the birthplace of Mother Sita.
• Lucknow Division's APRO Vikram Singh said that the saffron coloured Amrit Bharat train with 22 coaches is completely indigenous.
• The plane-like Amrit Bharat train will have engines on both the front and rear sides.
• In this Amrit Bharat train, 683 passengers will be able to travel in eight general bogies, 12 sleepers and two AC coaches.
• The distance from Ayodhya to Lucknow can be covered in just one and a half hour by this Amrit Bharat train.