It will not be wrong if railways is called the backbone of India. Every day, railways takes lakhs of passengers to all the big and small stations across the country, where it seems impossible to travel without it. Railway journeys are also much cheaper and comfortable than bus, car, or airplane. Be it goods trains or passenger trains, people travel far and wide in a few rupees (Indian train without fare for passengers). But do you know that there is such a train in India (Train without TTE) on which one does not have to pay even a single rupee to travel.
The train has been making passengers travel free of cost for almost 73 years. (Photo: Twitter/@flyapeiron)
Yes, you read it right, there is a very unique train in India which has been providing free train journey to people for years. The big thing is that there are no TTEs on this train either. We are talking about the Bhakra-Nangal train. This train running near Bhakra Nangal Dam goes to Himachal Pradesh via the border area of Punjab. It runs from Bhakra to Nangal. This journey of 13 kilometers is very beautiful.
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The name of the train is Bhakra Nangal Train which runs between Bhakra to Nangal. (Photo: Instagram/nangaldam)
people travel for free
The train passes through the banks of Sutlej river and the beautiful view of Shivalik hills wins the hearts of the people. This train is operated by Bhakra Beas Management Board. A few years ago, the board was facing a lot of losses, then it was decided that money should be taken from the people traveling on the train, but then it was decided that the train should be seen as a heritage and not just a vehicle. Kind. According to the report of Indian Express, for 73 years no fare is charged for traveling on the train.
Train was started for employees
Now when there is no ticket for the train, fare is not taken from the passengers, then TTE also has no work on the train. This is the reason why there are no TTEs in this train. In earlier times the train was run by steam engine, but now it is run by diesel engine. Whereas earlier there used to be 10 coaches in the train, but now it has been reduced to 3. Most of the passengers in this train are students who travel from nearby areas, besides the employees of Bhakra Beas Management Board. This train was also built for them only. When the Bhakra Nangal Dam was being constructed in the year 1948, at that time a train was started for the employees so that they could easily reach the construction site, as well as heavy machines were also brought on this train. Every day 300 to 500 passengers travel on this train and tourists also come from far and wide to enjoy it.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 05, 2023, 14:29 IST