Lucknow, Oct. 30 -- Rail passengers travelling between eastern Uttar Pradesh and the national capital are set to get a new overnight travel option, with the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper Express scheduled to be inaugurated on October 31. The service will run six days a week via Prayagraj and Kanpur Central, according to the Railway Board's approved timetable.

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath are scheduled to jointly flag off the train. Alongside the new long-distance service, the Railway Board has approved eight daily MEMU services between Varanasi City and Raja Talab to improve short-distance connectivity in the Varanasi region.

According to a Railway Board notification issued on October...