To mark the 150th birthday of Swami Vivekananda, the Railway Ministry of Government of India have introduced new trains named Vivek Express. These trains will be run till 2013. Four trains in four routes of the different regions are run initially. On Jan 12, 2011, the Vivek Express was flagged off from the Howrah Junction by the Minster of Railways, Ms. Mamta Banerjee. This train is a gift from the government on the celebration of 150th birthday. The train have an onboard exhibition which includes photographs and life history of Vivekananda.
The routes through which Vivek Express runs:
1. Diprugai - Trivandrum - Kanyakumari via Kokrajhar (Weekly once)
2. Dwaraka - Tuticorin via Vaadi (Weekly once)
3. Howrah - Manglore Express via Palkad (Weekly once)
4. Bandra(T) - Jammu Tawi via Marwar, Decana, Ratangar, Jakkar, Ludhiana (Weekly Once)
The routes through which Vivek Express runs:
1. Diprugai - Trivandrum - Kanyakumari via Kokrajhar (Weekly once)
2. Dwaraka - Tuticorin via Vaadi (Weekly once)
3. Howrah - Manglore Express via Palkad (Weekly once)
4. Bandra(T) - Jammu Tawi via Marwar, Decana, Ratangar, Jakkar, Ludhiana (Weekly Once)
