India’s first-ever private train between Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore to Maharashtra’s Shirdi under the “Bharat Gaurav scheme” of the Indian Railways was flagged off .
With this Train, the Southern Railway becomes the first zone in Indian Railways to get the first registered service provider under the “Bharat Gaurav” scheme and commence the operations of the maiden service from Coimbatore North to Sainagar Shirdi.
The ticket rates are on par with the Indian Railways, but people say that this is paving the way to the privatisation of Railways. After some time the ticket rates will go up and the Government will slowly relieve its burden from the railways.
For its first trip, the train was decorated with flowers, and passengers were welcomed with music and celebration. The train left Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore North on Tuesday at 06:00 PM and is scheduled to reach Maharashtra’s Shirdi on Thursday at 07:25 AM.
The Ministry of Railways said, the train which is operated by a private operator: South Rail Star under the Bharat Gaurav scheme, will halt at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Mantralayam Road and Wadi before reaching its destination.
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