On December 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to launch the “Amrit Bharat Express,” which is being referred to as the “sleeper edition of the high-speed Vande Bharat trains” from Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. At the moment, this train is made up only of sleeper and second class cars.
According to news agency PTI, the Railway Board published a circular on Wednesday detailing the tariff structure for Amrit Bharat trains. The circular included a “Fare Table” that showed the cost of second-class and sleeper-class tickets based on distance.
The Amrit Bharat Train, which is being billed as the sleeper version of the high-speed Vande Bharat trains, would have unique characteristics, as demonstrated in a video that Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw posted earlier in the day.
Booking rates
– The fee for trips between one and fifty kilometers is ₹35, without any extra expenses.
– A railway official pointed out that, when comparing the Amrit Bharat Express’s second-class and sleeper rates, one to fifty kilometers on other trains costs ₹30 (not including reservation fees and other expenses).
– Tickets obtained through free complimentary passes or concessions will not be accepted for use on certain trains.
– The requirements for railroad workers seeking Duty Passes, PTOs (privilege ticket orders), and Privilege Passes will be in line with those for mail/express trains.
– The circular did clarify that reservations made for independence warriors, reservations made using passes given to MPs, and reservations made using Rail Travel Coupons (TRCs) for MLAs and MLCs are still allowed as long as they are fully compensated.
Traits
The circular went on to highlight other special features of the Amrit Bharat trains that use the push-pull Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. These features include wider gangways sealed against dust, horizontal sliding windows, semi-permanent couplers connecting coaches, aerosol-based fire suppression systems in the electrical and toilet sections, emergency disaster management lights, fluorescent guide strips on the floor, bench-style design for some coaches, and the use of sliding doors to separate reserved and unreserved sections.
These trains are outfitted with “Kavach,” an indigenous technology that helps locomotive pilots manage operations in inclement weather and avoid Signal Passing At Danger (SPAD) situations. In order to ensure effective brake operations and a smooth ride free of abrupt jerks, semi-permanent couplers are essential.
