Mysuru-Varanasi Express : India's first Blind Friendly train

India’s first Braille embedded train embarked on its first journey from Mysuru to Varanasi on Tuesday. The railway station had recently installed navigation maps in Braille to guide visually challenged people to reach platforms. Mysuru – Varanasi Express, which leaves Mysuru for Varanasi on Tuesdays and Thursdays, have been provided withmetallic Braillev signage inside the coaches. These indicate the location of alarm pull chains, toilets, emergency windows, and berth numbers, for the convenience of the visually challenged. The Puri-Delhi Purushottam Express was the first train to have a Braille-embedded coach. However, the Mysuru-Varanasi Express is the first train in the country in which all coaches are Braille-embedded.