It's celebration time for Central Railway as the city gets its third Rajdhani Express after 28 years, and the first on CR. The 22221 Mumbai CSMT-Rajdhani will be flagged off today by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, and is likely to serve our very own local speciality, misal pav.

It will be the 24th Rajdhani in the country. Railway officials have maintained that the 15-car train will have a standard menu initially, and introduce local cuisine like Misal Pav etc gradually to give the journey a local flavour. The IRCTC, which takes care of the catering, will be given a formal proposal soon. However, it all depends on passenger feedback. Grand preparations for the train have been on for the last one week with Central Railway teams working overnight to make way for the much-awaited train. "It is a matter of prestige that India's first railway line is finally getting a Rajdhani Express of its own," a senior railway official said.