Mahamana Express PM Modi’s gift to Varanasi, details

  • | Friday | 22nd September, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on two days visits to his Lok Sabha constituency, has presented a big gift to people of Varanasi.PM Modi has flagged of country`s third Mahamana Express, connecting Varanasi with Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on two days visits to his Lok Sabha constituency, has presented a big gift to people of Varanasi.
PM Modi has flagged of country`s third Mahamana Express, connecting Varanasi with Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat.


Here are the salient features of Mahamana Express:


Mahamana Express has been built under Make in India initiative
The deluxe train is the country`s third Mahamana Express
The new weekly train will start from Varanasi every Friday and from Vadodara every Wednesday.
The 1,531-km journey between the two cities will take 27 hours and 30 minutes
The Mahamana Express will have 18 coaches - one AC 1st Class coach, two Second AC, eight sleeper and four general coaches
With plush interiors, the Mahamana Express includes ergonomically designed ladders for climbing to upper berths
The train has snack tables for side berths, windows with powered venetian blinds and roller blinds, LED lights
The train`s toilets have platform washbasins, bigger mirrors, an odour control system, exhaust fans and dustbins.
 


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