Train going to Ayodhya.
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Expansion
If you wish to have darshan of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya then get ready. Aastha special train from Samastipur to Ayodhya is scheduled to open on 12th February. The railway administration has made complete preparations in this regard. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai will flag off this train. The fare of this train with 22 bogies has been fixed lower than normal trains.
Know when and where the train will open
In this regard, DRM Vinay Srivastava said that this train will leave from Samastipur Junction on Monday, February 12 at 8.30 pm. All types of facilities will be provided at the station for the passengers going to Ayodhya by this train. Tents are also being set up in the station premises to accommodate the passengers. Arrangements for breakfast and food are also being made for the passengers at the station. Apart from 12th from Mandal, this train will also run from Bapudham Motihari station of Mandal for Mahesi on 23rd February and Ayodhya on 26th February. All these trains have been fitted with 20 sleeper class bogies as well as two SLR coaches.
Which route will the train take?
According to railway sources, this train will leave from 8.30 am and reach Ayodhya at 11.45 am the next day via Muzaffarpur, Mahensi, Chakia, Bapu Dham, Motihari, Sugauli, Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, Paniyahwa, Kaptanganj, Gorakhpur, Mankapur, Katra. Then after having darshan of Ram Lala there, this train will again leave from Katra on 14th February and reach Samastipur on the same route in the morning the next day.
BJP also made preparations
Along with the Railways, BJP has also made preparations for the train opening from Samastipur to Ayodhya. For this, District Incharge General Secretary Rajiv Chaudhary and Prabhat Thakur have been made train incharge for Ram Lala Darshan train. BJP leaders say that due to the efforts of BJP, seat booking for more than 1500 passengers has been done so far for this train. For the security arrangements of the devotees in all the coaches, BJP District President Upendra Kumar Kushwaha has been made the coach head. The fare of this train is fixed at only Rs 760, in which complete arrangements for breakfast and food have been made for the passengers in the train.