PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 31 -- Rail connectivity between Prayagraj, Varanasi and New Delhi received a boost on Saturday with the launch of a new MEMU train service between Prayagraj Rambagh and Varanasi and the arrival of the sleeper Vande Bharat Express at Prayagraj Junction.

Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi flagged off the new MEMU service from Rambagh railway station. At Prayagraj Junction, the two ministers also welcomed the sleeper Vande Bharat arriving from Varanasi amid traditional drum beats and celebrations.

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