Train to Vajpayee’s village 16 years after he laid foundation Thursday Dec 24,2015

A new train from Bateshar in Bah tehsil of Agra district, ancestral village of Vajpayee, to Etawah was launched on Thursday to commemorate former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday

On the eve of the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, his dream project got off to a start as union minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha and union minister of state for human resource development Dr Ram Shankar Katheria flagged off the Agra-Etawah Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) passenger train from Bateshwar on Thursday Dec 24,2015

The DMU train number 71909/71910 will run consistently from Etawah to Agra Cant via Bateshwar from Friday Dec 25,2015

Speaking on the occasion Sinha said, “It is an honour to flag off the dream project of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. ”

He said PM Narendra Modi took the Agra-Etawah rail line project on priority and it had been started as a gift to the former PM. “PM Modi lays emphasis on completing all delayed projects,” he added.

The rail link would also help locals economically and socially. “Students, women, and others can now easily go to cities and return on the same day,” said Sinha.