Varanasi-Patna Mahamana Express flagged off by PM Modi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday flagged off the awaited Varanasi-Patna Mahamana Express during his visit to Varanasi along with French President Emmanuel Macron, and UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

This is another new addition to the series of Mahamana Express trains – the first three being Varanasi-Vadodara Mahamana Express, and the other two being run on Varanasi-New Delhi and Bhopal-Khajuraho routes. Read more: Know more about Mahamana Express—the luxury train connecting Varanasi to Vadodara
According to news reports, the train was flagged off from platform number 1 of Varanasi’s Manduadih railhead. The Mahamana Express train from Manduadih to Patna has been endowed with modern amenities such as charging points, LED lighting, digital display, refined toilet fittings and so on. It has 10 non-AC chair car coaches, 1 AC coach, and 2 general coaches.

The Mahamana Express trains outfitted with aesthetically sound interiors have been made as a part of the Make in India initiative. The first train of the Mahamana Express was launched in 2016. The project is dedicated to Madan Mohan Malviya (ex Hindu Mahasabha president), who earned the sobriquet 'Mahamana.'

PM Modi received the French prez today in Varanasi. The duo also went for a boat ride on the Ganges and even made a brief visit to Mirzapur before returning to Benares for addressing public meetings.