First train between Ajmer & Pushkar today

After a long wait and spending several crores, the first train between Ajmer and Pushkar will chug out on the newly constructed track on Monday. The 25.7 km line will be an added attraction to tourists who can now enjoy a journey via sand dunes and hills.After ten years of wait, the railways has decided to run the train from Monday which will be inaugurated by railway minister Dinesh Trivedi along with chief minister Ashok Gehlot. The two will travel in a special train between Ajmer and Pushkar.The railway ministry had approved a track between Aimer and Pushkar in 2002 but the construction was held for long as the forest department did not issue an NOC for passing through the desert and hilly region. "The track was completed last year and a train was ran on it to check the speed. The railway security commission permitted us to use the track on 90 km per hour speed," said an official.The fare between Ajmer and Pushkar will be Rs 5 and it will take nearly 1.2 hours to reach the destination, having stoppage on Madar, Makarwali and Budha Pushkar. "There will be ten bogies including eight general and the rest AC chair cars," said the official."The first train will start from Pushkar at 11.45 in the morning and will reach Ajmer around 1.05 in the afternoon. Besides railway minister, Union minister Sachin Pilot and other ministers are likely to participate in the programme. Gehlot will reach directly to Pushkar in his helicopter.