Samanta Express Special Train – Route
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 2703
ANSWERED ON 04.01.2019
Introduction of Samanta Express
2703 Dr. Banda Prakash
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Railways plan to run Samanta Express, a special train to mark the 128th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, covering Buddhist sites in India and Nepal; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) and (b): In memory of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Indian Railways in association with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has planned to run “Samanata Express Special train” ex-Nagpur on 14.02.2019 covering Chaityabhoomi (Mumbai), Mhow (Indore), Bodhgaya (Gaya), Sarnath (Varanasi), Lumbini (Nepal), Kushinagar (Gorakhpur), Deekshabhoomi (Nagpur) and back to Mumbai.