The Pune–Danapur Amrit Bharat Express will be flagged off from Hadapsar Railway Station on Wednesday by Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw in the presence of other dignitaries, according to an official statement.

The new service will be Maharashtra’s eighth Amrit Bharat Express and the second for Pune Division, aimed at providing affordable long-distance travel for the common man.