Indian Railways To Launch 8-Coach Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express Soon
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Indian Railways is getting ready to launch the Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express soon, which will be Uttar Pradesh's second Vande Bharat Express. It will also be the first mini version of the Vande Bharat train in the state, that will connect Lucknow to Gorakhpur via Ayodhya. The mini Vande Bharat Express comprises eight coaches instead of 16 and a mini version of the semi-high speed train currently operates between Chennai Central and Coimbatore Junction. As per a report on IANS, Divisional railway manager, NER-Lucknow, Aditya Kumar said, "The train will operate via Ayodhya connecting Gorakhpur to Lucknow."
To ensure financial feasibility on shorter routes, the Indian Railways recently introduced a mini version of Vande Bharat Express which comprises eight coaches instead of 16. According to the IANS, the train is likely to be flagged off on July 7. "We expect that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the train operation; however,...