Railway Board clears Varanasi–New Delhi Vande Bharat sleeper train

The Railway Board has approved a new Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Varanasi and New Delhi, expected to launch soon. Built by BEML with ICF technology, the 16-coach train will cover about 760 km in nine and a half hours, stopping at Prayagraj, Kanpur Central, Aligarh and Ghaziabad. It will leave Varanasi at 8:50 pm and run six days a week, except Fridays.