Rlys begins Buxar-Varanasi train to ferry devotees

Owing to public demand in Buxar for a special train to ferry devotees to Varanasi for taking holy dips in the Ganges and paying their obeisance to Lord Vishwanath, the railways Wednesday began a MEMU train connecting the two cities.

The 16-coach Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train will enable people from Buxar in Bihar to start their journey at 6:15 am and reach Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh by 9:45 am. It was flagged off by Minister of State of Railways Manoj Sinha via videoconferencing.

"People can start their journey at 6:15 am, reach by