Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off new Dohrighat-Aunrihar passenger train service with 8-coach rake serving Mau and Ghazipur districts.
Railway budget allocation for Uttar Pradesh increased from ₹1,109 crore in 2014 to approximately ₹20,012 crore with ₹1.2 lakh crore projects underway.
Minister announced extension to Varanasi and new Chhapra-Delhi express train via northern Ganga corridor with proposed bullet train travel times.