
    She has personal reason to be indebted to him   too.
      After all Rabri’s sasural (in-laws place) and maika
      (her parent’s   place) are now on the rail-map of the
      country. Sarai Kalan is Rabri’s village   but the train
      will originate from and terminate in Phulwaria, the
      railway   minister’s native place. These two villages
      of Gopalganj district of   north-west Bihar are only a
      couple of kilometres away from each other.   The
      proposed passenger train from Phulwaria will travel
      upto   Hajipur.
      
      But this is not the only gift for Bihar. There will be
      a   weekly train from capital Patna to Vasco da Gama in
      Goa. This train will run   on the newly-laid Konkan
      railway tracks along the western coast of   India.
      
      However, Gaya, the place where Gautam Buddha got
      enlightened,   seems to be the biggest beneficiary. It
      will be connected with Kamakhya, a   Hindu pilgrim
      centre in Assam, by a weekly Express train. Besides,   a
      weekly Express train will link Chennai to Gaya.
      
      Apart from this   Mathura-Lucknow Express will be
      extended to Patna. The frequency of   Amritsar-Saharsa
      (Bihar) Garib Rath has been increased from bi-weekly
      to   thrice a week. The railway minister proposed to
      make tri-weekly   Varanasi-Rajgir Bhudh Purnima Express
      a daily train.
      
      The minister said   the railways has decided to run
      special trains to facilitate pilgrims from   Anandpur
      Sahib in Punjab and Patna Sahib to Nanded’s Gurdwara
      Sachkahnd   Sahib, where the tercentenary celebrations
      of Guru Granth Sahib Gurta Gaddi   is being held this
      
      year. All three places are associated with the tenth
      Sikh guru Gobind   Singh.
      
      Jainagar on the border with Nepal will now have a
      bi-weekly   Garib Rath to Delhi via Patna. Jogbani,
      other town near the border of Nepal   will now have a
      weekly Link Express to Delhi.
      
      Other new trains to be   introducted are Darbhanga-Puri
      weekly Express, Muzaffarpur-Surat tri-weekly   Express
      (via Azamgarh), Chapra-Mathura weekly Express and
      Jainagar-Saharsa   tri-weekly Janki Express. The
      Patna-Malda tri-weekly will run via Bhagalpur   while
      Bhagalpur-Ranchi tri-weekly will run via Kiul.