Railways to start running India's first train with AC-3 Economy class

Category : National Published on: October 29 2021

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Indian Railways will start running India's first full Economy AC-3 tier train - Gati Shakti Express from today.
The train will run between Delhi and Patna. In both directions, it will stop at Kanpur Central, Prayagraj Junction, Varanasi, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, and Danapur.
The base fare of an Economy AC-3 tier coach is 8% less than that of a standard AC-3 class coach.

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About Indian Railway

Founded: 16 April 1853
Nationalization: 1951
Father of Indian Railways: Lord Dalhousie
Fastest Train: Vande Bharat Express
First Computerized Reservation: New Delhi (1986)
First Rail Tunnel: Parsik Tunnel
First Underground Railway: Calcutta Metro
Oldest Station: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Highest railway station: Ghoom
Longest Run (Time): Vivek Express from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari travels a distance of 4273
Longest Railway Platform: Gorakhpur (1.35 km in length)
Longest Tunnel: Karbude Tunnel of the Konkan Railway (6.5 km)
Railway Station with all the Three Gauges:Siliguri Railway Station
First double Decker train: Flying Rani introduced in 2005

Railways to start running India's first train with AC-3 Economy class - Gati Shakti Express