12 new trains to be flagged off tomorrow

Twelve new trains will be flagged off tomorrow at a function organised by the Indian Railways in Kanpur tomorrow at which ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee will be present.

An official press release said that seven existing trains will also be extended from tomrrow.

The new trains are:

1. 2033/2034 Kanpur-New Delhi Shatabdi Express (6 days a week)

2. 2271/2272 Lucknow-New Delhi Duronto Express (Tri-weekly)

3. 2275-2276 Allahabad-New Delhi Duronto Express (Tri-weekly)

4. 2179’2180 Agra-Lucknow Inter-city Express (Daily)

5. 489/490 Mathura_Kasganj Passenger (Daily)

6. 2193/2194 Bhopal-Pratapgarh Express (Weekly)

7. 2541/2542 Gorakhpur-LTT Mumbai Express (Tri-weekly presently)

8. 2237/2238 Varanasi-Jammu Tawi Superfast (Daily)

9. 6503/6504 Lucknow-Yesvantpur Express (Weekly)

10.601-602/6030604/605-606 Gorakhpur-Nautanwa Passenger (3 pairs)

11. 5019/5020 Gorakhpur-Nautanwa Express (6 Days a week)

12. 5107/5108 Chhapra-Mathura Express (Tri-weekly)

The seven trains to be extended are:

1. 2173/2174 Mumbai-Kanpur Udyog Nagari Express to Pratapgarh

2. 2177/2178 Howrah-Agra Cantt Chambal Express to Mathura

3. 4227/4228 Varanasi-Lucknow to Kanpur (5 days a week presently)

4. 2555/2556 Gorakhpur-Bhiwani Gorakhdham Express to Hissar

5. 1PR/2PR Pratapgarh-Rai Bareli Passenger to Lucknow

6. 8201/8202 Durg-Gorakhpur Express to Nautanwa

7. 8205/8206 Durg-Gorakhpur Express to Nautanwa

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