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The recently introduced Amrit Bharat Weekly Express betwixt Erode and Jogbani successful Bihar commenced its maiden travel from Erode Railway Junction connected Thursday (September 25, 2025).
The superfast bid is non-air-conditioned, with sleeper-class and unreserved coaches. It operates successful a push-pull configuration with locomotives astatine some ends for faster acceleration and higher speeds, and has 22 coaches successful total. Each sleeper manager has 80 berths, portion each wide second-class manager has 100 seats.
The recently introduced #AmritBharatExpress bid betwixt #Erode successful #TamilNadu and #Jogbani successful #Bihar began its work from the Erode Railway Junction connected Thursday (September 25).
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The Erode-Jogbani-Erode Amrit Bharat Express volition traverse 7 States — Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar — covering 3,132 km. Jogbani, located successful Bihar’s Araria territory connected the Indo-Nepal border, is simply a hub for cross-border commercialized and has a customs checkpoint. Its railway presumption is the past connected the Indian broadside of the border. For security, the bid is equipped with CCTV cameras.
The inaugural tally of the work was flagged disconnected connected September 15. Regular operations began from Erode connected September 25 and from Jogbani connected September 28. Train No.16601 Erode-Jogbani Amrit Bharat Weekly Express volition depart Erode Junction astatine 8.10 a.m. connected Thursdays and scope Jogbani astatine 7 p.m. connected Saturdays. In the instrumentality direction, Train No.16602 Jogbani-Erode Amrit Bharat Weekly Express volition permission Jogbani astatine 3.15 p.m. connected Sundays and get astatine Erode astatine 7.20 a.m. connected Wednesdays.
Salem Railway Divisional Manager Panna Lal and elder officials were contiguous astatine Erode Railway Junction connected Thursday.
