Presenting to all the IRI members the Video of Most Awaited Train Namely Varanasi - New Delhi Mahamana Superfast Express Captured Speeding at The Stroke of Midnight being Hauled by a Decorated GZB WAP-7# 30233
Enjoy The Video of Most Awaited Train Namely Varanasi - New Delhi Mahamana Superfast Express on its Inaugural Day. Being Hauled by a Beautifully Decorated GZB WAP-7# 30233, The Train Consisted of Stylish, Modern and More Comfortable Made in India Coaches Which Gave a Blasting Performance at the Stroke of Midnight....!!!
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Information About Mahamana Express is as Follows:-
Mahamana Express , The Brand New Indian Railways Train Introduced From Varanasi To New Delhi is a Luxurious experience for the common man. It has all the modern amenities for the common man in a face-lifted ICF Rake. The Rake has been transformed under the Make In India initiative which was started by the current ruling party , BJP , By Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off Mahamana Superfast Express, which connects Varanasi -- his parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh -- and Delhi.
Accompanied by senior ministers of his Cabinet, Modi flagged off the superfast express train, which would ply between Varanasi-Lucknow-New Delhi.
All the coaches of the model train have been manufactured in Bhopal coach Rehabilitation factory.
The train would be formally operational from January 25, thrice a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. It would leave Varanasi for Delhi at 6.35 pm and would reach Delhi at 8.25 am, the next day.
Mahamana Express has been named after Banaras Hindu University (BHU)​ founder Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya.
The train will run between Varanasi and Delhi via Lucknow thrice a week.
It is fully equipped with the modern facilities with dustbins and bio toilets in every coach.
The train has new renovated and refurbished AC-coaches fitted with LED screen.
The train will cover the 800 km distance in less than 14 hours.
Equipped with added features like controlled discharged water tap, new toilet modules, exhaust fan, LED lights, snack tables for side berth passengers.
Since the facilities and other amenities are substantially improved in the AC and Sleeper coaches at an increased cost, there was a need to increase the fare by 15 per cent for the new service, a senior Railway Ministry official said.
Railways plans to introduce two more such trains soon.
The train will depart from New Delhi station at 6.35 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from January 25 and will reach Varanasi at 8.25 a.m. the next day.
The train will depart from Varanasi at 6.35 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from January 26 to reach New Delhi at 8.25 a.m. the next day. Equipped with features like controlled discharged water tap, new toilet modules, exhaust fans, LED lights, snack tables for side berth passengers and use of fire retardation materials, 18 coaches comprising AC-1, AC-2, Sleeper Class and General Class bogies were recently showcased by railways here. Consisting of one First AC, one AC II Tier, Nine sleeper class, four General Class & two second class-cum-luggage van coaches, the 22418/22417 Superfast Express will stop at Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Sultanpur and Jaunpur City stations en-route in both directions.
As for added facilities, the coaches are being provided with ergonomically designed ladders for climbing up to upper berths in all sleeper coaches, aesthetically designed toilet modules have been provided with enhanced passenger amenities like a bigger mirror, platform washbasin, controlled discharged water tap, odour control system, passenger address system and GPS-based passenger information system.

Rating: 5.0/5 (60 votes)
cleanliness - excellent (10)
punctuality - excellent (10)
food - excellent (10)
ticket avbl - excellent (10)
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coach - excellent (10)
railfanning - excellent (10)
safety - excellent (10)
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amazing .. in first 60 votes all are excellent..

Hello All,
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Agree, NDLS-CNB-ALD-MGS is heavily congested. no doubt in that.
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RAJDHANIs is not an easy and one task. a lot is to be calculated such as overtakes which would certainly disturb other trains. etc
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PS : NDLS-CNB-ALD-MGS is/wud b completely automatic signalling and also, talks are their to monitor non stop trains thru satellite 4m TDL and RURA.
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RAJDHANIs stop only on CNB and MGS (some at ALD too).
however NDLS-LKO-MGS wud add 3 stops as MB, LKO and BSB. quite time wasting isnt it ?
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ceratin parts of GZB-MB-LKO is 100kmph and making it 130kmph isnt a easy task and a lot wud be invested in infrastructure.
also note certain part of LKO-BSB is still single. again a obstacle.
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merely for BSB (which is just 18kms to travel MGS which 24hr connected and metro being planned), RAJDHANIs being diverted sud certainly BIG NO !
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Please note SDAH raj was via CNB-LKO-BSB but later on it was made via ALD. however to compensate that DBRG Raj via LKO were introduced.
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PS lets ignore print media bcoz they print d moment they hear a MASALA e.g. NDLS-GKP shat, GKP-ALD DD and POLITICS-useless to say Bhopal's model rake makes run BSB-NDLS Mahanama via LKO :o and 12581/82 dat too via ALD-CNB :o introducing consecutive year.
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my take
1. if required certain less MPS trains can be diverted.
2. stop introducing political trains on NDLS-CNB e.g 12581/82 (although am regular pax of it :p)
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Thanks
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