Southern Railway to operate its 6th trip under Bharat Gaurav scheme from Coimbatore to Sai Nagar Shirdi

October 1, 2022 Rail News

Southern Railway to operate its 6th trip under Bharat Gaurav scheme Rs. 2.72 Crores variable haulage charges earned as revenue from 5 trips and back 6th Trip to be operated from Coimbatore to Sai Nagar Shirdi.

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  • With the objective of showcasing India’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of India and the world, Indian Railways introduced the “Bharat Gaurav Trains” scheme.
  • Bharat Gaurav scheme also aims to leverage the core strengths of the professionals of the tourism sector to run theme-based trains to tap the vast tourist potential of India. The first service of the theme-based Bharat Gaurav roundtrip train service from Coimbatore North to Sainagar Shirdi was operated o­n 14.06.2022.
  • 5 Round trip services of Bharat Gaurav trains have been operated from Southern Railway so far. Southern Railway has registered a fixed revenue of Rs.5.87 Crores per so far from the operators of Bharat Gaurav trains. In addition, haulage charges of Rs. 2.72 Crores (excluding GST) has accrued from the 5 trips operated so far.
  • Now the 6th trip of Bharat Gaurav trains between Coimbatore North SaiNagar Shirdi and back will be operated by M/s M and C Property Development (P) Limited, a registered service provider.  The details of the 6th trip are as follows.
  • Train No.  06903 / 06904 Coimbatore North – SaiNagar Shirdi – Coimbatore North Bharat Gaurav trains (Round trip service)
  • The service of Train No 06903 Coimbatore North – SaiNagar Shirdi Bharat Gaurav Train will commence at 20.00 hrs from Coimbatore North o­n 30th September, 2022 and reach Sai Nagar Shirdi at 08.00 hrs o­n 02nd October, 2022.
  • In the return direction Train No.06904 SaiNagar Shirdi – Coimbatore North Bharat Gaurav Train will commence at 11.30 hrs from Sai Nagar Shirdi o­n 03rd October, 2022 and reach Coimbatore North at 15.00 hrs o­n 04th October 2022.
  • Composition:AC First Class – 1 Coach, 2-tier AC – 3 coaches, 3-tier AC – 2 coaches, Sleeper – 5 coaches, Pantry Car – 1 coach, and Luggage-cum-Brake Van – 2 coaches.

Source: Southern Railway -Press Release | Image Credit (representational): Southern Railway