To commemorate the 150^th birth anniversary of Kavi Guru Rabindranath Tagore this year, the Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee has announced the introduction of Kavi Guru Express Trains to pay homage to the great poet.  Presenting the Railway Budget for 2011-12 in the Lok Sabha today, the Railway Minister said that Kavi Guru Express Trains will run on the following routes:

1. Howrah-Azimganj Express (daily) via Sagardighi
2. Guwahati-Jaipur Express (weekly) via Kasganj-Faizabad-Gorakhpur-Kokrajhar
3. Howrah-Bolpur Express (daily)
4. Howrah-Porbander Express (weekly)

The Minister also announced that the new trains called “Vivek Express” will be introduced to mark the 150^th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda which will be celebrated in 2013.  The first four such trains will be introduced on the following routes:

1. Dibrugarh-Thiruvananthapuram-Kanniyakumari Express (weekly) via Kokrajhar
2. Dwarka-Tuticorin Express (weekly) via Wadi
3. Howrah-Mangalore Express (weekly) via Palghat
4. Bandra(T)-Jammu Tawi Express (weekly) via Marwar-Degana-Ratangarh-Jakhal-Ludhiana

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