The much-awaited Amrit Bharat Express—the unreserved Janata Vande Bharat train for the general public—made its arrival on Central Railway on Friday. The train will be undergoing extensive trials on the ghat sections of Igatpuri and Pune.

The Amrit Bharat Express is a push-pull train with locomotives on either side is a class of superfast, non-air-conditioned, low-cost, sleeper cum unreserved service that connects cities more than 800 km apart. The routes of these trains are yet to be finalised on Central Railway. A trial had been conducted on Western Railway a few months ago.