Tirupati, Dec. 9 -- V Somanna, union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, flagged off the new Tirupati-Sainagar Shirdi Express on Tuesday, marking a major boost to pilgrimage connectivity for devotees across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.
The service was inaugurated through video conferencing, with Rajya Sabha MP M Raghunath Reddy and Tirupati MP Dr Maddila Gurumoorthy joining the launch.
A formal ceremony was held at Tirupati Railway Station, where Andhra Pradesh Minister for Roads, Buildings, Infrastructure and Investments B C Janardhan Reddy took part as chief guest. MLC Balli Kalyanachakravarthy, Tirupati MLA Aranii Srenevasulu, South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava and several senior offi...