Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Ayodhya Dham railway junction on Saturday. He also flagged off first-of-its-kind Amrit Bharat Express trains and six new Vande Bharat trains.
Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Modi flagged off the new trains. The Amrit Bharat trains will be operated in two routes - Darbhanga-Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal and Malda Town-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminus (Bengaluru), a statement said.
Modi flagged off six Vande Bharat trains - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express; Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express; Coimbatore-Bangalore Cantt Vande Bharat Express; Mangalore-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express; Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express and Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express, it said.
The railway station was redeveloped at a cost of more than Rs 240 crore and it is equipped with all modern features like lifts, escalators, food plazas, shops for puja needs, cloakrooms, child care rooms, and waiting halls.