New Delhi,
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today flagged off a special train to Patna Sahib in Bihar from the Safdarjung railway station here. The train will carry devotees from the state to Patna Sahib for participation in the concluding ceremony of the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.

The Railways provided two special trains, one each from Ambala and Sirsa, for the devotees from Haryana at the initiative of the state government.

A spokesperson for the Haryana Government said the to and fro journey would be free. Nearly 3,013 devotees would visit Takht Patna Sahib. They would return on December 26.

The train, which was flagged off by Khattar, started from Ambala and halted at Safdarjung railway station. Devotees from Faridabad, Nuh and Palwal districts boarded the train and Khattar interacted with the devotees at the railway station.
350 board train in Ambala
Ambala: Nearly 350 devotees from Ambala, Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts today boarded a special train from the Ambala Cantonment Railway Station to Patna Sahib to attend the concluding celebrations of the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.

Assandh MLA Bakhshish Singh Virk flagged off the train, while Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel greeted the devotees on the occasion. Bakhshish and Sudhanshu Gautam, Joint Director, Administration, Information and Public Relations Department, are also travelling in the train.

More than 1,500 devotees from Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat and other districts of the state are going to Patna Sahib.

140 join in from Sonepat

Sonepat: As many as 140 devotees along with 15 children today boarded the special train from the Sonepat railway station to Patna Sahib in Bihar to participate in the 350th Prakashotsav of 10th Guru Gobind Singh.