Patna-New Delhi Amrit Bharat train to start regular service from July 31: Northern Railway, ETInfra

Time of India

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The new non-AC Amrit Bharat Express between Patna and New Delhi to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will offer regular service for travellers from July 31, the Northern Railway said.The IRCTC website, which has added the train for booking reservation from July 31, shows ₹560 fare for the Sleeper Class between Rajendra Nagar and New Delhi while majority of the existing trains charge ₹520 for the same distance.The officials said that since Amrit Bharat trains offer a whole lot of amenities along with jerk-free journey, hence, the fare is slightly higher."Train No. 22361 Rajendra Nagar Terminal–New Delhi Daily Amrit Bharat Express will commence its regular service from Rajendra Nagar Terminal on 31.07.2025. It will depart from Rajendra Nagar Terminal at 19.45 hrs daily and arrive at New Delhi at 13.10 hrs, the next day," Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway (NR) said on Friday.He said in return, this train, numbered as 22362 New Delhi–Rajendra Nagar Terminal, will start its regular service from New Delhi at 7.10 pm on August 1 and arrive at Rajendra Nagar Terminal at 11.45 am the next day."The train will operate daily from both stations in Up and Down directions from its scheduled timings," officials said.After commencing its journey from Rajendra Nagar, this train has eight scheduled stoppages at stations such as Patna, Danapur, Ara, Buxar, Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Dubedarganj, Govindpuri and Ghaziabad before it terminates at New Delhi."The train's stoppages will remain the same during the return journey," officials said.Upadhyay said that the train will have eight Sleeper Class coaches, eleven General coaches, two luggage-cum-brake vans and one pantry.According to the Northern Railway, one special Amrit Bharat Express will make an inaugural run from Rajendra Nagar Terminal at 11.45 am on Friday to arrive in Delhi at 4 pm the next day, halting at its scheduled stoppages."Another special inaugural run has also been planned from New Delhi on July 19, 2025 at 6 pm for Rajendra Nagar. The train will arrive at its terminating station at 11.45 pm the next day," Upadhyay said.Railway officials said that this is the first Amrit Bharat train on Patna–New Delhi route and fourth in the country. Prior to this, Darbhanga–Anand Vihar Terminal, Malda Town–SMVT Bengaluru and Mumbai LTT–Saharsa Amrit Bharat trains were flagged off by Prime Minister Modi on different dates.On July 18, the prime minister will also flag off Amrit Bharat trains on three other routes — Bapudham Motihari to Delhi (Anand Vihar Terminal), Darbhanga to Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) and Malda Town to Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) via Bhagalpur.