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Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express: In a big milestone for the railway connectivity of modern India India’s busiest rail corridor added a new chapter today with the inaugural run of the Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express recently. Meant to strengthen long-distance travel between eastern India and the national capital the new Amrit Bharat Express aims to connect New Delhi the national capital with Kolkata in West Bengal. Linking Kolkata and New Delhi the new service connects major industrial cultural and administrative centres across West Bengal Bihar Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh through a total journey of 1452-km. Covering the thousands of kilometres in 27 hours and 40 minutes the Amrit Bharat Express will run between Howrah and Anand Vihar Terminal offering a new option on the heavily used Howrah-Delhi route via Howrah Barddhaman Durgapur Asansol Gaya Dehri-on-Son and Varanasi among other cities. Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express: Route details On its inaugural journey on Sunday January 18 the Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express operated as a special service with train number 03065. Running between Santragachi and Anand Vihar Terminal the train covered key junctions such as Bandel Dhanbad Sasaram Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Lucknow Moradabad and Hapur in its route. Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express: Key stoppages The inaugural special of the Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express had 26 stoppages in total including Howrah Barddhaman Durgapur Asansol Gaya Dehri-on-Son Varanasi Jaunpur City Sultanpur Shahjahanpur Bareilly Ghaziabad covering Bihar Uttar Pradesh West Bengal reflecting the importance of this corridor for passengers across multiple states of India. Read more: Modi government to launch Nine Amrit Bharat Express soon check routes fares and key details here Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express: Time table As per the timetable the inaugural special departed Santragachi at 14:45 hrs reached Howrah at 15:35 hrs and Bandel at 16:35 hrs and is scheduled to arrive at Anand Vihar Terminal at 21:30 hrs the following day. Beyond connectivity the route of the Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express also becomes culturally important as it passes close to several major tourist and pilgrimage centres including Kashi Vishwanath Temple the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya Lucknow and Delhi.