Interesting facts about Kashi Mahakal Express | Fusion - WeRIndia

Kashi Mahakal Express was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.

It is the third corporate passenger train by Indian Railways and the latest fully air-conditioned passenger train that connects three Jyotirlingas in two states – Omkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar and Kashi Vishwanath.

The train starts its services from today.

Here are some interesting facts about Kashi Mahakal Express:

• Kashi Mahakal Express is from Varanasi to Indore.
• It operates thrice in a week between Varanasi and Indore, once via Prayagraj (Allahabad) and twice via Lucknow.
• It covers a total distance of 1131 km between Varanasi and Indore via Lucknow and a distance of 1102 km between Varanasi and Indore via Prayagraj.
• The train has a reserved seat for the deity. Seat number 64 in coach B5 is reserved for Lord Mahakal permanently and it would be left vacant.
• It is the first time that a seat in the Railways has been reserved completely for the deity and left vacant.
• The seat has the drawings of the temple to make people aware that the seat has been reserved for Lord Shiva.
• The train will have light devotional music. It also has two completely dedicated private security guards in each coach. It will serve only the vegetarian meal.
• The coaches of the train will have LED lights. Complimentary travel insurance is provided worth ₹10 lakhs for the trip to the passengers.
• Train fare is dynamic. There will be no concession in the fare for this train. Only children below 5 years of age have been exempted from the fare.
• The train will depart from Varanasi at 2:45 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday and reach Indore at 9:40 a.m. the following day.
• For the return trip, the train will depart from Indore at 10:55 a.m. every Wednesday and Friday and reach Varanasi at 6:00 a.m. the next day from February 21. This is a Bi-weekly trip.
• For the return trip of another weekly service, the train will leave Indore at 10:55 a.m. every Monday and arrive at Varanasi at 5:00 a.m. the next day from February 24.

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