Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announces four Amrit Bharat trains for Bihar
'It has been decided to run an Amrit Bharat Express train from Patna to Delhi daily… Along with this, from Darbhanga to Lucknow, a weekly Amrit Bharat Express will be operated. Another one from Malda to Lucknow, which will cover a portion of Bihar and Poorvanchal (Uttar Pradesh) and one more from Saharsa to Amritsar, via North Bihar, will be operational soon,' said Vaishnaw while addressing the media after visiting Karpoori Gram railway station, named after Bharat Ratna-awardee Karpoori Thakur, popularly known as Jan Nayak.
Vaishnaw said Rs 10,000 crore has been sanctioned in this year's Union Budget for strengthening rail infrastructure in Bihar.
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