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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Varanasi - New Delhi Mahamana Express<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = [[File:Mahamana Express Name Board.jpg|280px|Mahamana Express Name Board]]<br />
| caption =<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2016|1|25}}<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Regular Run of 22418/22417 New Delhi-Varanasi-New Delhi Tri weekly Superfast Express Train from 25.01.2016|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=135716|work=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=22 January 2016}}</ref><br />
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]]<br />
| states = [[Delhi]] & [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| last = <br />
| operator = [[Northern Railways]]<br />
| start = {{rws|Varanasi Junction}} ('''BSB''')<br />
| stops = 6<br />
| end = {{rws|New Delhi}} ('''NDLS''')<br />
| distance = {{convert|774|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 13 Hours 50 Minutes<br />
| frequency = Tri-weekly<br />
| class = AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, <br/>Sleeper Class & Unreserved<br />
| seating = <br />
| sleeping = Sleeper & <br/> A.C. Sleeper Coaches.<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = Available <br />
| observation =<br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = No<br />
| otherfacilities = Below the seats<br />
| stock = [[ICF coaches|ICF-Mahamana]]<br />
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| el = Yes<br />
| trainnumber = 22417 / 22418 <br />
| speed = {{convert|57|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts <br />
| map = [[File:Mahamana Express (Varanasi - New Delhi) route map.png|290px|Mahamana Express (Varanasi - New Delhi) route map]]<br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The 22417 / 22418 '''Varanasi Mahamana Express''' is a tri-weekly [[Mahamana Express]] class train operated by [[Indian Railways]], which runs between the cities of [[New Delhi]] & [[Varanasi]] via [[Bareilly]], [[Lucknow]], [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]] & [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur city]].<br />
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==History==<br />
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This was the first [[Mahamana Express]] train of [[Indian Railways]]. <br />
The train was flagged off by [[Narendra Modi|Shri. Narendra Modi]], the Prime Minister of India on January 22, 2016 from [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi Junction]] through video conferencing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/modi-flags-off-mahamana-express-key-features-of-this-swanky-train/|title=Modi flags off Mahamana Express: Key features of this swanky train|date=2016-01-23|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-04-26|language=en-US}}</ref> <br/><br />
It is currently owned & operated by [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway Zone]] of [[Indian Railways]] organization.<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
LOCO SLR GS GS H1 A1 PC S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 GS GS SLR<br />
reverse in UP direction/<br />
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==Schedule==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Train Number !! Station Code !! Departure Station !! Departure Time !! Departure Days !! Arrival Station !! Arrival Time !! Arrival Days<br />
|-<br />
| 22417 || BSB|| [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi]] || 6:55 PM || Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday || [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] ||8:20 AM || Wednesday, Friday, Sunday <br />
|-<br />
| 22418 || NDLS || [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] || 6:35 PM || Monday, Wednesday, Friday || [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi]] || 8:25 AM || Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Mahamana Express]]<br />
* [[Kashi Vishwanath Express]]<br />
* [[Vadodara - Varanasi Mahamana Express]]<br />
* [[Bhopal - Khajuraho Mahamana Superfast Express]]<br />
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{{Railways in Northern India}}<br />
{{Mahamana Express}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Varanasi - New Delhi Mahamana Express}}<br />
[[Category:Passenger trains originating from Varanasi]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Mahamana Express trains]]<br />
[[Category:Memorials to Madan Mohan Malaviya]]<br />
[[Category:2016 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2016]]</div>
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