Dankuni (West Bengal), Dec 27 :Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off a bouquet of express trains from major Kolkata stations to Amritsar, Bangalore, Bikaner and Delhi Dec 30, an official said.

The new trains are the Howrah-Delhi Yuva express, the Howrah-Bangalore Duranto Express, the Sealdah-Amritsar Express and the Howrah-Bikaner express.

Sixty percent of the Yuva express seats will be reserved for people upto the age of 45 with the tickets ranging from Rs. 299 for 1,000 km to Rs. 399 for 2,500 km.

The Duranto express - a non-stop train that is a brainchild of Banerjee - will ferry passengers from Howrah to Bangalore in less than one-and-half days.

Speaking at a programme here, Banerjee said she would lay the foundation for the proposed Metro Rail project from Dakhineshwar to DumDum Jan 2.

"We will also lay the foundation stone of Dakhineshwar to Dum Dum metro rail project on Dec 2. It will provide a more comfortable journey to the devotees of the goddess Kali temple at Dakhineshwar," Banerjee said after laying the foundation for two railway factories in this Hooghly district town.(IANS)