Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday flagged off a weekly train between Hubballi in Karnataka and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and a daily train between Hubballi and Mysuru through video conferencing here.
Prabhu, after flagging off the two trains, said: "Hubballi is coming up as an important training centre. "
"Hubballi - Mysuru Express has been named Vishwa Manav Express, " he said.
"This name will be apt with the significance of connecting these two important cities.
Hubballi - Mysuru Express will be connecting Mysuru, which has become an important IT hub, and Hubballi - Varanasi Express will serve pilgrims going to Varanasi, " the Railway Minister said.
The Hubballi - Varanasi Express will depart from Hubballi on Friday at 5. 50 p. m. and reach Varanasi on Sunday at 11. 55 a. m. covering a distance of 2, 030 km.
The same train would leave Varanasi on Sunday at 9. 05 p. m. and arrive at Hubballi on Tuesday at 1 p. m.
Hubballi - Mysore Express would depart from Hubballi everyday at 8 a. m. and arrive Mysuru at 8. 40 p. m. covering the distance of 608 km.