New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday flagged off the Bhavnagar-Ayodhya Weekly Express along with two other new express services - Rewa-Pune (Hadapsar) Express and Jabalpur-Raipur Express - from Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Mohan Yadav and Vishnu Deo Sai, joined the ceremony virtually.

The launch event was attended by Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukhbhai Mandaviya and Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Nimuben Bambhaniya, along with senior officials, public representatives, and citizens.

Vaishnaw said the Bhavnagar-Ayodhya Express would strengthen cultural ties and boost tourism and trade....