So finally the dignitaries flag off the train with much fanfare and a strong media presence. The prominent figure was Mamta di's strongman Sudip Bandhopadhyay- MP from Kolkata North. There was a similar function held at Barrackpore which was presided by our Rail minister Dinesh Trivedi to inaugurate a new Barrackpore-Sealdah EMU Service (Trayambak Ojha)