Pilibhit, Nov. 27 -- Fulfilling long-standing public demand, union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with union Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Commerce & Industry Jitin Prasada flagged off the extension of the Gorakhpur-Pilibhit Express up to Izzatnagar (Bareilly) through video conferencing from Rail Bhawan on Thursday.
The train earlier operated between Lakhimpur and Gorakhpur, and a few months ago its service was extended up to Pilibhit. It has now been further extended to Bareilly.
The initiative marks a major step by Indian Railways in strengthening connectivity across Uttar Pradesh's Terai region and linking it more effe...