Produced by: Akshat Trivedi
Designed by: Manoj Kumar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (September 24) flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains, connecting 11 states. These trains will benefit states like Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat. The total count of Vande Bharat trains has now increased to 34. Check out routes, timings, stoppages, and other details for these recently launched Vande Bharat trains.
The Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week, barring Tuesday. The train will depart from Udaipur at 7:50 am and reach Jaipur at 2:05 pm, while the return train will depart from Jaipur at 3:45 pm and reach Udaipur at 10 pm. It will be halting at Ranapratapnagar, Mavli Junction, Chittaugarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Ajmer JN and Kishangarh.
The Tirunelveli-Chennai Vande Bharat Express train, which will also connect Madurai, will run six days a week, barring Tuesday. The train will depart from Tirunelveli at 6 am and reach Chennai at 1:50 pm, while the return train will leave Chennai at 2:50 pm and reach Tirunelveli at 10:40 pm. It will halt at Virudunagar Jn, Madurai Jn, Dindigul Jn, Tiruchchirapali, Villupuram Jn, Tambaram.
The Kacheguda-Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week, barring Wednesday connecting Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The train will depart from Kacheguda at 5:30 am and arrive at Yesvantpur at 2 pm. The return train will leave Yesvantpur at 2:45 pm and reach Kacheguda at 11:15 pm. The train will be halting at Mahbubnagar, Kurnool City, Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn.
The Vijayawada–Chennai (via Renigunta) Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week, barring Tuesday. The new train will depart at 3:20 pm and reach Chennai at 10 pm. It will halt at Tenali Jn, Ongole, Nellore, and Renigunta Jn.
The Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express connecting Patna and Kolkata will depart at 8 am and reach Howrah at 2:35 pm while the return train from Howrah will depart at 3:50 pm and reach Patna at 10:40 pm. It will be halting at Patna Saheb, Mokameh Jn, Luckeesarai Jn, Jasidih JN, Jamtara, Asansol Jn, Durgapur.
Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express will be running six days a week, barring Thursday. The train will depart at 2:30 pm and reach Thiruvananthapuram at 10:35 pm, while the return train from Thiruvananthapuram CNTL will depart at 5:20 am and reach Kasargod at 1:20 pm. It will halt at Kannur, Kozhikode, Shoranur Jn, Thrissur, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Kollam Jn.
Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express train, which will also connect Bhubaneshwar, will run six days a week, barring Tuesday. The train will depart from Rourkela depart at 2:10 pm and reach at 9:40 pm, while the return train will depart from Puri at 5 am and reach Rourkela at 12:45 pm. It will halt at Jharsuguda Jn, Sambalpur City, Rairakhol, Angul, Talcher road, Dhenkanal, Cuttak, Bhubaneshwar, Khurda Road Jn.
Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week, barring Tuesday. The train will depart from Jamnagar at 5:30 am and reach Ahmedabad at 10:10 am, while the return train from Ahmedabad will depart at 6 pm and reach Jamnagar at 10:30 pm. It will halt at Rajkot, Wankaner Jn, Surenndranagr, Viramgam Jn, Sanand, Sabarmati Jn.
Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat Express train will run six days a week, barring Tuesday. Train will depart from Ranchi at 5:15 am and reach Howrah at 12:20 pm, while the return train will depart from Howrah at 3:45 pm and reach Ranchi at 10:50 pm. It will halt at Muri, Kotshila, Purulia Jn, Chandil Jn, Tatanagar Jn, Kharagpur Jn.
The Vande Bharat Express is a medium-distance train service operated by Indian Railways. The semi-high-speed train has a maximum speed of 160 km per hour. PM Modi has set a target to launch 75 Vande Bharat trains by August 2024 across India.