S Rly’s 6th round trip under Bharat Gaurav train service from Kovai to  Sai Nagar Shirdi to begin on Sep 30

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CHENNAI, SEP 28

The Southern Railway’s (SR) sixth theme-based Bharat Gaurav train service will commence on Friday, September 30  from Coimbatore to Sai Nagar Shirdi. The five-day pilgrimage itinerary from Coimbatore to Sai Nagar Shirdi will be via Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Mantralayam, Wadi, and back to Coimbatore on Tuesday, October 4.

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 with effect on November 23, 2021. In Southern Railway, the first service of the theme-based Bharat Gaurav roundtrip train service from Coimbatore North to Sainagar Shirdi was operated on 14.06.2022.  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.

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The service of Train No 06903 Coimbatore North – Sai Nagar 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 Sai Nagar Shirdi – Coimbatore North Bharat Gaurav Train will commence at 11.30 hrs from Sai Nagar Shirdi on 03rd October, 2022and 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. (Total: 14)

The five-day pilgrimage itinerary from Coimbatore to Sai Nagar Shirdi will be via Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Mantralayam, Wadi, and back to Coimbatore.

Now 6th trip of Bharat Gaurav trains between Coimbatore North Sai Nagar Shirdi and back will be operated by M/s M and C Property Development (P) Limited, a registered service provider.

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.

The details of timings and stoppages of Train No. 06903

Date Station Arrival Departure
30.9.2022

(Friday)

Coimbatore North — 20.00
Tiruppur 20.40 20.50
Erode Junction 21.40 21.50
Salem Junction 22.35 22.45
01.10.2022

(Saturday)

Yelahanka 03.00 03.10
Dharmavaram 06.20 06.25
Mantralayam 11.00 18.00
Wadi 21.05 21.10
02.10.20222

(Sunday)

Sai Nagar Shirdi 08.00 —

The details of timings and stoppages of Train No. 06904

 Date Station Arrival Departure
03.10.2022

(Monday)

Sai Nagar Shirdi — 11.30
Wadi 21.40 21.45
04.10.2022

(Tuesday)

Yelahanka 08.40 08.45
Salem Junction 12.25 12.30
Erode Junction 13.25 13.30
Tiruppur 14.10 14.15
Coimbatore North 15.00 —