Full List Of Vande Bharath Trains, Route, Major Stations And Speed

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Here is everything you should know about Vande Bharat express in India including travel time and average speed.

Indian railway has introduced 66 Vande Bharat trains so far. The first train in the Vande Bharat series was inaugurated on 15 February 2019 which runs on the New Delhi Varanasi route.

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Vande Bharath Train List – Major Stations And Days Of Operation

Find below the major stations and route of Vande Bharat trains currently operational in India. A total of 66 Vande Bharat express trains of which seventeen are sixteen-car services and thirty-six are eight-car services.

SL NoFrom-ToNumberCarsDays Of OperationsDistanceTravel TimeMax SpeedAverage SpeedInaugural Run
1New Delhi–Varanasi22436/2243516Except Thu757 km (470 mi)08h 00m130 km/h (81 mph)95 km/h (59 mph)15 February 2019
2New Delhi–SMVD Katra22439/2244016Except Tue655 km (407 mi)08h 05m130 km/h (81 mph)81 km/h (50 mph)3 October 2019
3Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Capital20901/2090216Except Wed520 km (320 mi)06h 25m130 km/h (81 mph)81 km/h (50 mph)30 September 2022
4New Delhi–Amb Andaura22447/2244816Except Tue437 km (272 mi)05h 15m130 km/h (81 mph)83 km/h (52 mph)13 October 2022
5MGR Chennai Central–Mysuru20607/2060816Except Wed496 km (308 mi)06h 30m130 km/h (81 mph)76 km/h (47 mph)11 November 2022
6Bilaspur–Nagpur20825/208268Except Sat412 km (256 mi)05h 30m130 km/h (81 mph)75 km/h (47 mph)11 December 2022
7Howrah–New Jalpaiguri22301/2230216Except Wed561 km (349 mi)07h 30m130 km/h (81 mph)75 km/h (47 mph)30 December 2022
8Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad20833/2083416Except Sun698 km (434 mi)08h 30m130 km/h (81 mph)82 km/h (51 mph)15 January 2023
9Mumbai CSMT–Solapur22225/2222616Except Wed (22225)Except Thu (22226)454 km (282 mi)06h 35m130 km/h (81 mph)69 km/h (43 mph)10 February 2023
10Mumbai CSMT–Sainagar Shirdi22223/2222416Except Tue340 km (210 mi)05h 10m130 km/h (81 mph)66 km/h (41 mph)
11Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Hazrat Nizamuddin20171/2017216Except Sat700 km (430 mi)07h 36m160 km/h (99 mph)92 km/h (57 mph)1 April 2023
12Secunderabad–Tirupati20701/2070216Except Tue661 km (411 mi)08h 20m130 km/h (81 mph)79 km/h (49 mph)8 April 2023
13MGR Chennai Central–Coimbatore20643/206448Except Wed497 km (309 mi)06h 00m130 km/h (81 mph)83 km/h (52 mph)
14Ajmer–Chandigarh20977/2097816Except Wed700 km (430 mi)08h 25m130 km/h (81 mph)83 km/h (52 mph)12 April 2023
15Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram20633/2063416Except Thu589 km (366 mi)08h 10m110 km/h (68 mph)72 km/h (45 mph)25 April 2023
16Howrah–Puri22895/2289616Except Thu500 km (310 mi)06h 25m130 km/h (81 mph)78 km/h (48 mph)18 May 2023
17Dehradun–Anand Vihar Terminal22458/224578Except Wed302 km (188 mi)04h 45m110 km/h (68 mph)64 km/h (40 mph)25 May 2023
18New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati22227/222288Except Tue407 km (253 mi)05h 30m110 km/h (68 mph)74 km/h (46 mph)29 May 2023
19Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon22229/222308Except Fri580 km (360 mi)07h 45m120 km/h (75 mph)75 km/h (47 mph)27 June 2023
20Patna–Ranchi22349/223508Except Tue379 km (235 mi)06h 00m130 km/h (81 mph)63 km/h (39 mph)
21KSR Bengaluru–Dharwad20661/206628Except Tue490 km (300 mi)06h 25m110 km/h (68 mph)76 km/h (47 mph)
22Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Rewa20173/201748Except Tue568 km (353 mi)08h 00m110 km/h (68 mph)71 km/h (44 mph)
23Indore–Nagpur20911/209128Except Sun635 km (395 mi)08h 20m110 km/h (68 mph)76 km/h (47 mph)
24Jodhpur–Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)12461/124628Except Tue449 km (279 mi)06h 00m130 km/h (81 mph)75 km/h (47 mph)7 July 2023
25Gorakhpur–Prayagraj (Allahabad)22549/225508Except Sat500 km (310 mi)07h 30m110 km/h (68 mph)67 km/h (42 mph)
26Udaipur City–Jaipur20979/209808Except Tue435 km (270 mi)06h 20m130 km/h (81 mph)69 km/h (43 mph)24 September 2023
27MGR Chennai Central–Vijayawada20677/206788Except Tue514 km (319 mi)06h 40m130 km/h (81 mph)77 km/h (48 mph)
28Chennai Egmore–Tirunelveli20665/206668Except Tue650 km (400 mi)07h 50m110 km/h (68 mph)83 km/h (52 mph)
29Kacheguda–Yesvantpur20703/207048Except Wed612 km (380 mi)08h 15m110 km/h (68 mph)74 km/h (46 mph)
30Patna–Howrah22348/223478Except Wed532 km (331 mi)06h 35m130 km/h (81 mph)81 km/h (50 mph)
31Ranchi–Howrah20898/208978Except Tue458 km (285 mi)07h 10m130 km/h (81 mph)64 km/h (40 mph)
32Puri–Rourkela20836/208358Except Sat504 km (313 mi)07h 45m130 km/h (81 mph)65 km/h (40 mph)
33Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram20631/206328Except Wed621 km (386 mi)08h 40m110 km/h (68 mph)72 km/h (45 mph)
34Ahmedabad–Okha22925/229268Except Wed (22926)Except Tue (22925)499 km (310 mi)06h 30m110 km/h (68 mph)77 km/h (48 mph)
35Varanasi–New Delhi22415/2241616Except Tue757 km (470 mi)08h 05m130 km/h (81 mph)94 km/h (58 mph)18 December 2023
36Anand Vihar Terminal–Ayodhya Cantonment22426/224258Except Wed628 km (390 mi)08h 20m130 km/h (81 mph)75 km/h (47 mph)30 December 2023
37SMVD Katra–New Delhi22478/2247716Except Wed655 km (407 mi)08h 10m130 km/h (81 mph)80 km/h (50 mph)
38Amritsar–Delhi Junction22488/224878Except Fri447 km (278 mi)05h 30m130 km/h (81 mph)81 km/h (50 mph)
39Coimbatore–Bengaluru Cantonment20642/206418Except Thu374 km (232 mi)06h 25m110 km/h (68 mph)58 km/h (36 mph)
40Mangaluru Central–Madgaon20646/206458Except Thu317 km (197 mi)04h 45m120 km/h (75 mph)67 km/h (42 mph)
41Jalna–Mumbai CSMT20705/207068Except Wed435 km (270 mi)06h 50m110 km/h (68 mph)64 km/h (40 mph)
42Kalaburagi (Gulbarga)–SMVT Bengaluru22231/222328Except Thu (22232)Except Fri (22231)547 km (340 mi)08h 45m130 km/h (81 mph)63 km/h (39 mph)12 March 2024
43New Jalpaiguri–Patna22233/222348Except Tue471 km (293 mi)06h 55m130 km/h (81 mph)67 km/h (42 mph)
44Lucknow–Dehradun22545/225468Except Mon545 km (339 mi)08h 20m110 km/h (68 mph)65 km/h (40 mph)
45Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central22962/2296116Except Sun490 km (300 mi)05h 25m130 km/h (81 mph)90 km/h (56 mph)
46Mysuru Junction–MGR Chennai Central20663/206648Except Thu497 km (309 mi)06h 25m130 km/h (81 mph)77 km/h (48 mph)
47Hazrat Nizamuddin–Khajuraho22470/224698Except Mon659 km (409 mi)08h 20m160 km/h (99 mph)79 km/h (49 mph)
48Secunderabad–Visakhapatnam20707/207088Except Thu698 km (434 mi)08h 45m130 km/h (81 mph)80 km/h (50 mph)
49Ranchi–Varanasi20887/208888Except Fri536 km (333 mi)07h 50m110 km/h (68 mph)68 km/h (42 mph)
50Bhubaneswar–Visakhapatnam20841/208428Except Mon444 km (276 mi)05h 45m130 km/h (81 mph)75 km/h (47 mph)
51Patna–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)22345/223468Except Fri545 km (339 mi)08h 25m130 km/h (81 mph)65 km/h (40 mph)
52Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Junction20627/2062816Except Wed724 km (450 mi)08h 40m110 km/h (68 mph)84 km/h (52 mph)31 August 2024
53Madurai Junction–Bengaluru Cantonment20671/206728Except Tue573 km (356 mi)07h 45m110 km/h (68 mph)74 km/h (46 mph)
54Meerut City–Lucknow Charbagh22490/224898Except Tue459 km (285 mi)07h 15m110 km/h (68 mph)64 km/h (40 mph)
55Udaipur–Agra Cantonment20981/209828Except Sun, Tue, Wed, Fri610.5 km (379.3 mi)8h 45m130 km/h (81 mph)70 km/h (43 mph)2 September 2024
56Tatanagar–Patna8451 km (280 mi)7h 15m130 km/h (81 mph)62 km/h (39 mph)15 September 2024
57Howrah–Bhagalpur8386 km (240 mi)6h 20m130 km/h (81 mph)61 km/h (38 mph)15 September 2024
58Tatanagar–Brahmapur8587 km (365 mi)9h 05m130 km/h (81 mph)65 km/h (40 mph)15 September 2024
59Howrah–Gaya16459 km (285 mi)5h 40m130 km/h (81 mph)81 km/h (50 mph)15 September 2024
60Varanasi–Deoghar8456 km (283 mi)7h 20m130 km/h (81 mph)62 km/h (39 mph)15 September 2024
61Howrah–Rourkela8412 km (256 mi)5h 50m130 km/h (81 mph)71 km/h (44 mph)15 September 2024
62
SSS Hubballi–Pune
8559 km (347 mi)8h 30m110 km/h (68 mph)66 km/h (41 mph)16 September 2024
63SCSMT Kolhapur–Pune8326 km (203 mi)5h 15m110 km/h (68 mph)62 km/h (39 mph)16 September 2024
64Agra Cantonment–Banaras8573 km (356 mi)7h 00m
130 km/h (81 mph)
82 km/h (51 mph)16 September 2024
65Nagpur–Secunderabad20575 km (357 mi)7h 15m130 km/h (81 mph)79 km/h (49 mph)16 September 2024
66Durg–Visakhapatnam16567 km (352 mi)8h 00m130 km/h (81 mph)71 km/h (44 mph)16 September 2024

Vande Bharath Trains – Quick Facts

Find below a few facts about the Vande Bharath trains in India.

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Charting A New Course For The Indian Railways: The Story of the Vande Bharath Express

The Vande Bharath Express trains are one of the most talked about Make in India success stories. The trains reach speeds of up to 183 kmph and are currently running across 50+ routes in India. The Railway Ministry intends to introduce 4,500 such trains by 2047. 

Vande Bharath Express Trains And The Search for Speed

The Indian Government’s Ministry of Railways envisages raising the speeds of regular passenger trains in in 2009 “Vision 2020” report. Building on this, the Rail Budget for 2014 proposed connecting metro cities with trains that would run at a speed of 160-200kmph.

The existing Rajdhani and Shatabdi express were capable of top speeds of 120kmph and 130kmph respectively.

To achieve this, the Railways invited domestic and international vendors to bid on manufacturing a range of modern coaches. However, a deal could not be reached as a result of the need to adapt rakes, higher costs and potential maintenance issues. 

Following this, The Make in India campaign fueled the cause to develop Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) locally. The Integral Coach Factory in Chennai worked on an indigenous design with features similar to Japan’s bullet train. 

Testing and Trials Of Vande Bharath Trains 

The first trial for the new train was run on 29th October 2018 in the Chennai Central- Arkkonam section. A month later, the Ministry of Railways conducted a second trial on 30th November 2018 along the same route. 

The trials proved the train’s ability to reach top speeds however, actual operational speed is limited along routes according to existing speed regulations. 

How Did The Vande Bharath Express Get Its Name?

With the intention of being made operational in 2018, the train was originally christened Train 18. It was later renamed the Vande Bharat Express trains to acknowledge the efforts taken to build the train domestically. All major systems of the train have been designed and built in India. 

Introduction Of The Vande Bharath Trains

 After the successful trials in 2018, the first Vande Bharat Express was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th February 2019. The train ran from New Delhi to Varanasi. It covered this distance of 759km in 8 hours. 

The second Vande Bharat Express ran from New Delhi to Katra on 5th October 2019. This was the train’s first commercial run. 

Vande Bharath TrainsUpgradation

Production of the Vande Bharat trains was halted after the first 2 trains. New tenders were announced and second-generation trainsets were introduced in 2022. The Vande Bharat Express 2.0 took its inaugural journey from Gandhinagar to Mumbai on 30th September 2022. 

The new Vande Bharat train coaches are lighter and include a host of additional features such as Wi-Fi content-on-demand, improved floodproofing and an air purification system.

Vande Bharath Express Trains – FAQs

Find answers to all your questions about Vande Bharath trains in India.

How many Vande Bharath trains are there?

Indian railway has 66 Vande Bharat trains running on various routes as of today. The first Vande Bharat express was introduced on 15 February 2019 and on 12 March 2024, 3 new trains were introduced making the tally of total Vande Bharat trains in India 55.

Is there any Vande Bharath train from Bangalore?

Yes. There are Vande Bharat train from Bangalore including:
1. KSR Bengaluru – Dharwad Vande Bharat Express – 20661/20662 
2. Mysuru Junction–MGR Chennai Central – 20663/20664 (Mysore -Bangalore-Chennai)
3. Coimbatore–Bengaluru Cantonment – 20642/20641
4. Kalaburagi (Gulbarga)–SMVT Bengaluru – 22231/22232
5. MGR Chennai Central–Mysuru – 20607/20608
6. Kacheguda–Yesvantpur – 20703/20704

Source: https://irctc.co.in/

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