The Indian Railway is starting a new train which will connect Varanasi and Vadodara. The inauguration of the train will be done by prime minister Narendra Modi. On a two-day tour of his constituency, Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Varanasi-VadodaraMahanama Express. This will be the third Mahanama Express train running in India.
Here is the list of some of the details and features of the Mahanama express. Let’s have a look
- Mahanama Express derives its name from the nickname of former chief of Hindu Mahasabha head, Madan Mohan Malviya. He was also known as Mahanama.
- The train houses premium interiors and it is made by Hindustan Fibre Glass, a Vadodara based company.
- Varanasi-Vadodara train will run as a weekly train. It will start from Vadodara and will return on every Friday from Vadodara.
- The 1,531 kilometres journey will be covered at an average speed of 55.7km/h. The train will have stoppage at Bharuch and Surat in Gujarat; Amalner and Bhusawal in Maharashtra; Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni and Satna in Madhya Pradesh; and Chheoki in Uttar Pradesh.
- The train will have 18 coaches, out of which, 1 will be AC 1 tier, 2 AC 2 tier coaches, 8 sleeper, four general coaches, one pantry and two guard brake vans. One of the interesting noticeable things in the train is that it does not have any AC 3 coaches.
These are some of the details and features you should know. If there’s anything else we get, we will keep you posted. Feel free to ask your queries in the comments section and I will try my best to solve it for you.