Patna, (BiharTimes): The Guwahati-New Delhi Rajdhani Express will run twice a day via Muzaffarpur railway station. This was announced by the railway minister, Lalu Yadav, at a function on Tuesday. At present the Rajdhani passes via Barauni-Bachwara-Hajipur route.Now instead of Bachwara it will take a detour to Muzaffarpur to reach Hajipur. It will take 65-odd kilometres more from Barauni to Hajipur.

The railway minister’s announcement came following the demand made by the RJD MP, Raghunath Jha, who was present in the function. Lalu then directed the senior railway officials present there to ensure thatRajdhani run via Muzaffarpur at least twice a week. He also said that Muzaffarpur railway station, built during the time of British, would be pulled down and new model station would come up instead.

On Wednesday the railway minister inaugurated a washing-pit at Saharsa railway station. He assured that by 2008 all the tracks in the country would be converted. He also announced two express trains from Saharsa.

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