New Delhi: This New Year, the Indian Railways has a brand new offering for passengers between New Delhi and Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency. The New Delhi-Varanasi Superfast Express, which will feature modern interiors and facilities, will be flagged off on its inaugural journey from Varanasi by Modi on Friday at 11am and will reach Delhi at 12.50am.

After the inaugural run, the train would run as per its schedule. The online booking for this train tickets would be available from 2pm on Thursday. The train would run thrice a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from New Delhi at 6.35pm and would arrive at Varanasi the next morning at 8.25. The train would leave Varanasi for New Delhi on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6.35pm and reach Delhi at 8.25 the next morning.

The superfast train has one first class AC coach, one AC 2-tier coach, nine sleepers, four general class bogies and two second class coaches. It would stop at Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Sultanpur and Jaunpur.

View Full Image

It has ergonomically designed ladders for climbing to upper births in all coaches, better toilet modules with enhanced passenger amenities such as a big mirror, platform washbasin, controlled discharged water tap, odour control system, exhaust fan, LED lights and dustbin. The conventional window curtains have been replaced with powered venetian blinds and roller blinds in all coaches. Fire extinguishers have been installed in all coaches.

In this train, Indian Railways has shifted electrical junctions from passenger area to the non-passenger area in a centralized distribution board for enhanced safety.

View Full Image Photos: Mint

Enhanced scale of light fittings including berth reading lights in coaches and embarking light in all classes of coaches has been introduced. The number of mobile/laptop charging points have been increased in all coaches. LED-based berth indicators-cum-night lights for reserved coaches have been provided to assist passengers boarding trains at night.

Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a valid email * Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

Share Via