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Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur Amrit Bharat Express Begins August 26 With Route Details
A new train will connect Ahmedabad in Gujarat with Bhagalpur in Bihar.
It will run once each week in both directions.
The Ahmedabad-to-Bhagalpur train will start on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
It will leave Ahmedabad in the evening and reach Bhagalpur early Friday morning.
The return train will leave Bhagalpur on Friday, August 28.
It will reach Ahmedabad early Sunday morning.
The train will stop at many stations, including Kota, Agra, Patna and Jamalpur.
It is being introduced to help meet passenger demand and improve rail links between western and eastern India.
The train will have sleeping coaches, general coaches and a pantry car.
Train 19423 will begin weekly service from Ahmedabad to Bhagalpur on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
The return train, 19424, will start from Bhagalpur on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Train 19423 will depart Ahmedabad at 6:30 p.m. and arrive in Bhagalpur at 6:40 a.m. on Friday.
The service is a regularised and extended version of the 09447/09448 Ahmedabad-Patna-Ahmedabad Clone Special.
The 22-coach train will include 11 Sleeper Class, eight General Second Class, two LSLRD and one Pantry Car coach.
- Who
- Indian Railways and Eastern Railway are introducing the Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur service.
- What
- A weekly Amrit Bharat Express service, numbered 19423/19424, will connect Ahmedabad and Bhagalpur.
- Where
- The service will run between Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and Bhagalpur, Bihar, with stops including Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Agra, Patna, Jamalpur and others.
- When
- The Ahmedabad-origin service starts August 26, 2026; the Bhagalpur-origin service starts August 28, 2026.
- Why
- Eastern Railway says the train will meet rising passenger demand and improve connectivity between eastern and western India.
Key facts
- Service
- 19423/19424 Ahmedabad-Bhagalpur-Ahmedabad Weekly Amrit Bharat Express
- Ahmedabad departure
- 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday
- Bhagalpur arrival
- 6:40 a.m. every Friday
- Return service
- Departs Bhagalpur at 4:45 p.m. every Friday and reaches Ahmedabad at 5:25 a.m. on Sunday
- Start dates
- August 26, 2026, from Ahmedabad; August 28, 2026, from Bhagalpur
- Earlier service
- Regularised and route-extended from the 09447/09448 Ahmedabad-Patna-Ahmedabad Clone Special
- Coach composition
- 22 coaches: 11 Sleeper Class, eight General Second Class, two LSLRD and one Pantry Car
- Bookings
- Bookings for train 19423 begin August 21 at PRS counters and on the IRCTC website
Quotes
Eastern Railway spokesperson
Official from Eastern Railway
“"Bhagalpur, renowned as the “Silk City of India” and a key commercial centre of Bihar, is set to gain enhanced rail connectivity with Ahmedabad, a major industrial and economic hub in Gujarat," ER said.”
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