Saharsa-Patna train service begins, finally

SAHARSA: The year-long wait, after its announcement in the 2011-12 rail budget, the superfast Rajrani Express between Saharsa and Patna, finally chugged out from Saharsa on Saturday.
NDA convenor and JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav flagged off the train which will bring the commuters from the districts of Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul closer to the state capital. Besides, Bihar ministers Sunil Kumar Pintu and Jitan Ram Manjhi and Dinesh Chandra Yadav, MP, and MLA Alok Ranjan, Samastipur DRM Satya Prakash Dwivedi, Saharsa DM and SP were at the platform when a decorated Rajrani Express rolled out with its first passengers on Saturday.The Rajrani Express will cover the distance between Saharsa and Patna in four hours, according to Samastipur senior DCM Samir Kumar.