Haridwar Mail renamed as Yoga Express: Indian Railways has renamed Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express. A release from Indian Railways issued in New Delhi yesterday said the train No 19031/19032 Ahmedabad-Haridwar-Ahmedabad which is also known as ‘Haridwar Mail’ will be named as ‘Yoga Express’ with immediate effect. However, there will be no change in the train timings and its composition, the release said. The government is celebrating ‘International Yoga Day‘ on 21st of this month.

Its composition have not been changed. Yoga Express run between Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Haridwar (Uttarakhand) on daily basis covering 1208 km distance in 26 hours 05 mins. The train has number 19031 from Ahmedabad to Haridwar and number 19032 in the reverse direction. Its average speed is below 55 km/hr. The train also has a stopover at Gandhinagar which was added in 2009 Railway Budget.
About 35,000 people are expected to participate in the mass yoga demonstration at Rajpath in the national capital. Besides, yoga will also be performed in 650 districts across the country on that day.