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The Indian Railways has agreed to run ‘Panj

Takht Express’ from January 14, 2019 to link
the five takhts (temporal seats) of Sikhs —
Akal Takht in Amritsar, Takht Kesgarh Sahib
in Anandpur Sahib, Takht Damdama Sahib in Most Read Most Shared Most Commented

Talwandi Sabo near Bathinda, Takht Hazur

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The train will start its journey from Delhi’s Safdarjung
conditioned coaches, will take nine nights and coverage: Yes Bank
railway station.
10 days train to complete the journey. The
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devotees, who can undertake the journey at a
cost of Rs 15,750 per head, will be lodged in hotels or gurdwaras. To be run by the Petrol prices down nearly 15% from record levels

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(IRCTC), the special tourist train would start its journey from Delhi while taking the
passengers to all five takhts, including 3 in Punjab.
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demand of the sangat will be fulfilled as the special train will be boon for devotees wishing
to visit the five takhts. She will flag off the train on January 14.

Though four takhts are well connected with rail link, Takht Damdama Sahib is not on the
grid. For devotees coming to Talwandi Sabo, the train will halt at Bathinda junction, from
where they will be taken to the gurdwara by buses.

The track from Maur Mandi to Rama Mandi towns in Bathinda via Talwandi Sabo was
sanctioned in February 2013 by then railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and the
railway authorities had provided the project report to state government in August 2016
after carrying out a location survey. There has been no further action on this front. The
special train was announced on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

The train will start its journey from Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station. Firstly, the train will Govt vs. RBI: So, you think it was
go to Huzoor Sahib in Nanded, where the passenger-devotees will stay for one day and a draw?
one night. The next day train will leave Patna Sahib, where the stay is for one day and one
night. After this, the train will leave for Punjab to cover Anandpur Sahib, Akal Takht Sahib Rana Kapoor’s undoing
in Amritsar and then Damdama Sahib.
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