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Detailed explanation-1: -The first train to be operated between Coimbatore and Shirdi by a private operator, under the “Bharat Gaurav” scheme of the Indian Railways, was flagged off on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Short. On Tuesday, June 14, at 6 p.m., India’s first private train, the Bharat Gaurav Scheme, began operation between Coimbatore North Station in Tamil Nadu and Sainagar Shirdi in Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s first private train, aimed at promoting domestic tourism, under the Bharat Gaurav scheme has been flagged off from Coimbatore. The train will make stops at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Mantralayam Road, and Wadi before ending its journey in the holy town of Shirdi in Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Bhopal’s Habibganj Railway Station. Habibganj in Madhya Pradesh and Gandhi Nagar in Gujarat will be India’s first railway stations to be operationalised under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme as the Indian Railways sets in motion its station redevelopment plan.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian Railways’ Southern Railway zone began the maiden service of privately-run ‘Bharat Gaurav Trains’ from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to Shirdi in Maharashtra.