Amrit Bharat 2.0, Vande Metro Coming To Bihar This Month In Transport Boost For Poll-Bound State

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Last Updated:April 22, 2025, 10:26 IST

The economical non-AC Amrit Bharat 2.0 volition link the authorities with Mumbai, portion the afloat AC Vande Metro volition link the superior metropolis with Jaynagar

The Jaynagar-Patna Vande Metro volition beryllium the 2nd Namo Bharat accelerated obstruction work successful the country. (X @spjdivn)

Months up of assembly polls, Bihar is acceptable to person a transport boost with the archetypal Amrit Bharat 2.0 bid and India’s 2nd Vande Metro bid launching this period for the state. The economical non-AC Amrit Bharat 2.0 volition link the authorities with Mumbai, portion the afloat AC Vande Metro volition link the superior metropolis with Jaynagar.

The Amrit Bharat 2.0 bid is an upgraded mentation of the already functional Amrit Bharat. It volition run betwixt Saharsa and Mumbai. The poll-bound authorities had besides received the archetypal mentation of the Amrit Bharat bid erstwhile it was launched successful 2024.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition emblem disconnected the Amrit Bharat bid betwixt Saharsa and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) on with the Vande Metro, officially called the Namo Bharat train, betwixt Jaynagar and Patna.

Amrit Bharat 2.0

In January 2024, the Indian Railways launched 2 Amrit Bharat trains, including the Darbhanga-Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal train. Another bid operates betwixt Malda Town and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru). So, the Saharsa-Mumbai Amrit Bharat volition beryllium the 2nd bid for Bihar from the newest bid of trains.

In January, News18 visited the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) successful Chennai, wherever 1 manager each of the sleeper and wide people of Amrit Bharat 2.0 was kept acceptable for Union railway curate Ashwini Vaishnaw to inspect.

Designed particularly for the mediate and lower-income groups, the Amrit Bharat bid is portion of the ‘Make successful India’ programme. The bid journeys successful these non-AC trains volition outgo astir Rs 450 for up to 1,000 kilometers journey.

The Amrit Bharat bid was upgraded with enhanced features for making it much modern, comfortable, and high-tech. In the Railway Budget for FY 2025–26, a program to present 100 caller Amrit Bharat trains was announced.

Vande Metro

After Ahmedabad-Bhuj, the Jaynagar-Patna Vande Metro volition beryllium the 2nd Namo Bharat accelerated obstruction work successful the country. These trains run astatine a velocity of 110 km/h, reducing the question clip by half.

Speaking to News18, a Railways ministry authoritative said with the motorboat of this train, communal passengers of northbound Bihar volition get a fast, safe, and modern question experience.

“Namo Bharat connects northbound Bihar straight to Patna, ensuring amended entree to education, healthcare, justice, and administrative services. With improved connectivity, section handicrafts, cultivation products, and tiny entrepreneurs volition summation entree to larger markets," they said.

Both these trains are among the latest trains launched by the Indian Railways and are acceptable to alteration the mode the authorities travels.

The word of the existent Bihar assembly is ending successful November 2025 and elections are scheduled to beryllium held astir the year-end.

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April 22, 2025, 10:26 IST

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