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Kashi Mahakal Express will begin today from Varanasi

The Kashi Mahakal Express, the 3rd private train of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), will start from today. The train service will link the three Jyotirlinga: Omkareshwar near Indore, Mahakaleshwar, in Ujjain and Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi. This is also the first overnight journey train run by IRCTC.

The train will cover 1,131 km between Varanasi and Indore via Lucknow and a distance of 1,102 km between Varanasi and Indore via Prayagraj in approximately 19 hours. Light devotional music, two dedicated private guards in every coach and only vegetarian meals are some of the features of the fully 3-AC service. The train will run thrice a week between Varanasi and Indore.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

    • Chief Regional Manager of IRCTC: Ashwini Shrivastava.
    • Headquarters of IRCTC: New Delhi.
    • Union Minister of Railway: Piyush Goyal.

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