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The Indian Railways connected Tuesday announced the instauration of 2 Amrit Bharat Express trains — 1 from Cherlapalli to Nagercoil successful Tamil Nadu and different from Cherlapalli to Kamakhya, a large pilgrimage destination successful Assam.
The inaugural tally of the Nagercoil–Cherlapalli play Amrit Bharat Express (Train No. 06357) volition beryllium connected Wednesday (March 11). The bid volition depart from Nagercoil astatine 5.30 p.m. and get astatine Cherlapalli astatine 11.45 p.m. connected Thursday. Regular work timings volition beryllium announced later.
The bid volition halt astatine Nalgonda, Miryalguda, Sattenapalli, Guntur, Tenali, Bapatla, Chirala, Ongole, Nellore, Nayudupeta, Sullurpeta, Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Kumbakonam, Papanasam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli and Valliyur.
The 2nd Amrit Bharat Express — betwixt Kamakhya and Cherlapalli — volition person its inaugural tally connected Friday (March 13) with sleeper and wide second-class coaches. The caller work volition link Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with Assam, the gateway to the Northeast. This volition payment long-distance passengers travelling towards northeastern states by offering a safe, comfy and cost‑effective option.
The bid volition halt astatine Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram Jn, Pendurti, Duvvada, Samalkot Jn, Rajahmundry, Tanuku, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nalgonda, among others, successful some directions, the merchandise added.
Record scrap sale
The South Central Railway (SCR), which pioneered the ‘Mission Zero Scrap’ thrust — mandating that nary scrap stay undisposed for much than a period — has earned ₹602.06 crore from scrap income truthful acold this fiscal twelvemonth (2025–26), surpassing the Railway Board’s people of ₹510 crore. SCR sold 1,32,583 metric tonnes of scrap done e‑auctions. Last year, it earned ₹501.72 crore, securing the apical presumption among each railway zones successful the country.
