Railways flags off country’s first private train under Bharat Gaurav scheme

The Indian Railways’ Southern Railway zone began the maiden service of privately-run ‘Bharat Gaurav Trains‘ from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to Shirdi in Maharashtra.

“The Bharat Gaurav Train from Coimbatore North to Sainagar Shirdi will commence at 18:00 hours on 14th June 2022 (Tuesday) and reach Sainagar Shirdi at 07:25 hours on 16th June 2022 (Thursday) with stoppages at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Mantralayam Road and Wadi,” ministry of railways said in a statement on Tuesday.

Around 1100 passengers boarded the maiden round trip service from Coimbatore to Shirdi on Tuesday, the ministry said.