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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi will flag off third Mahamana Express on September 22, 2017, to run between Varanasi and Vadodara through video conferencing (VC) from Varanasi. On this occasion, Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal, Deputy CM of Gujarat Nitinbhai Patel will be present at Vadodara station, while Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Railways & Minister of Communications (Independent Charge), will be present at Surat Railway station.
The train, in its inaugural service, will run as special train with the train No. 09103 Vadodara – Varanasi Special and will depart from Vadodara on September 22, 2017, and reach Varanasi on September 23. After the inaugural trip, a regular service from September 27, 2017 onwards, Train No. 20903 Vadodara – Varanasi Weekly Superfast Mahamana Express will depart from Vadodara on every Wednesday at 7. 40 pm and will reach Varanasi at 10.10 pm the next day. Similarly, on return direction, with effect from September 29 onwards, Train No. 20904 Varanasi – Vadodara Weekly Superfast Mahamana Express will depart from Varanasi on every Friday at 6.10 am and reach Vadodara at 09.40 am the next day. The train will stop at Bharuch, Surat, Amalner, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna and Chheoki stations in both directions.