Delhi, March 26: Amrit Bharat services have been well accepted by the travelling passengers and have occupancy of over 100 % during 2025-26.
This information was provided by Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to questions in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
To provide affordable means of transportation to the low and middle income families, Indian Railways have introduced Amrit Bharat services that are fully non-AC modern trains.
The present composition of Amrit Bharat consists of 11 General Class coaches, 8 Sleeper Class coaches, 01 Pantry car and 02 Luggage cum Divyangjan coaches.
Besides, rationalisation of timings is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic pattern, nature of service, etc.
High Speed and enhanced Safety standards are the hallmarks of these trains with following enhanced features and amenities such as better aesthetics of seat and berths with enhanced look & feel on the lines of Vande Bharat Sleeper,Jerk Free Semi-Automatic Couplers and Improved Crashworthiness in coaches by provision of crash tube.
