Railways started operating MEMU special train from Varanasi to Lucknow via Ayodhya from Tuesday. This fast MEMU train will run daily till 20th April. The average speed of fast MEMU train will be 62.18 kilometers per hour. This MEMU is 323 km. It will cover the distance in 5.20 hours, while Vande Bharat Express takes 5:05 hours on the same section. Trains on the same route such as Chhapra-Lucknow Junction Express take 8:45 hours, Kolkata-Jammuthavi Express 9:25 hours and Ganga Satluj 9:50 hours.
MEMU Special 04217 special train, started on the occasion of Navratri, will leave from Varanasi at 6:25 am. This train will depart from Babatpur at 6:44 pm, from Jaunpur Junction at 7:18 pm, from Shahganj at 7:48 pm, from Akbarpur at 8:22 pm, from Ayodhya Dham at 9:02 pm, from Rudauli at 9:43 pm, from Daryabad at 10:22 pm. It leaves at 12:00. :13 hrs, will reach Lucknow at 11:45 hrs via Barabanki at 11:02 hrs. Similarly, train number 04218 MEMU special will depart from Lucknow at 4:30 pm and reach Barabanki at 5:18 pm, Daryabad at 5:52 pm, Rudauli at 6:11 pm, Ayodhya Dham at 6:41 pm and Akbarpur at 7 pm. :25 pm, Shahganj at 8 pm. , will reach Jaunpur Junction at 8:43 pm, Babatpur at 9:20 pm and Varanasi at 9:50 pm.