It was February 15, 2019, when the first Vande Bharat Express train, originally known as Train 18, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Till now, 34 semi-high-speed trains have been inaugurated. Other than decreasing the travel time between cities, these are letting passengers soak in the country’s beauty through its massive glass windows. Undoubtedly, Vande Bharat Express has been a great success.
PM Modi, in his speech on August 15, 2021, mentioned that 75 Vande Bharat trains will be launched during the 75 weeks of Amrit Mahotsav of Independence in an attempt to make every nook and corner of the country accessible through the semi-high speed trains.
The New Delhi — Kanpur — Allahabad — Varanasi route hosted the first Express train and to celebrate its four-year-anniversary in 2023, the Ministry Of Railways had even shared a video talking about the trains launched till then and how these are taking the already world-renowned railway system of India a notch higher.
#VandeBharat ट्रेन के 4 वर्ष!
देश की शान, आत्मनिर्भर भारत की पहचान और हर भारतीय का अभिमान, हमारी ‘वंदे भारत ट्रेन’।#4YrsOfVandeBharat pic.twitter.com/8xileH7Si4
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 15, 2023
Two trains were launched in 2019, after which things halted owing to the pandemic. However, during this time, the trains went through an upgrade post which five trains were flagged off in 2022. Three were set off before February 2023 followed by fifteen more till July. With the commencement of nine new ones, the total count of Vande Bharat Express trains inaugurated by PM Modi till December 2023 is 34.
Here are the Vande Bharat Express trains launched till December 2023
Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam
The eighth Vande Bharat train, running between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam, was inaugurated on January 15, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Sunday.
The train covers a distance of 690 kilometres in 8 hours and 30 minutes.
Departure from Secunderabad Junction: 3:00 pm
Arrival at Vishakhapatnam Railway Station: 11:30 pm
Departure from Vishakhapatnam Railway Station: 5:45 am
Arrival at Secunderabad Junction: 2:15 pm
The stops include Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada Jn and Rajahmundry.
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Mumbai – Solapur
The ninth train for this route was inaugurated on February 10, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Wednesday.
The train covers a distance of 400 kilometres in 6 hours and 35 minutes.
Departure from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal (CSMT): 4:05 pm
Arrival at Solapur: 10:40 pm
Departure from Solapur: 6:05 am
Arrival at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal (CSMT): 12:35 pm
The stops include Dadar, Kalyan, Pune and Kurduwadi.
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Mumbai – Shirdi
The tenth train was launched between Mumbai and Shirdi and it was also inaugurated on February 10, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of 340 kilometres in 5 hours and 24 minutes.
Departure from Mumbai (CSMT): 6:20 am
Arrival at Sainagar Shirdi: 11:40 am
Departure from Sainagar Shirdi: 5:25 pm
Arrival at Mumbai (CSMT): 10:50 pm
The stops include Dadar, Thane and Nasik Road.
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Bhopal – New Delhi
The eleventh Vande Bharat train, which runs between Bhopal and New Delhi was inaugurated on April 1, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Saturday.
The train covers a distance of 708 kilometres in 7 hours and 45 minutes.
Departure from Rani Kamlapati Railway Station: 5:40 am
Arrival at Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station: 1:10 pm
Departure from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station: 2:40 pm
Arrival at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station: 10:10 pm
The stops include Angra Cantonment, Gwalior and Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi.
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Secunderabad – Tirupati
The twelfth train was launched for this route and was inaugurated on April 8, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of 661 kilometres in 8 hours and 30 minutes.
Departure from Secunderabad Junction: 6:00 am
Arrival at Tirupati: 2:30 pm
Departure from Tirupati: 3:15 pm
Arrival at Secunderabad Junction: 11:45 pm
The stops include Nalgonda, Guntur, Ongole and Nellore.
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Chennai – Coimbatore
The thirteenth Vande Bharat which runs on the Chennai- Coimbatore route was also inaugurated on April 8, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Wednesday.
The train covers a distance of 495 kilometres 5 hours and 50 minutes.
Departure from Coimbatore Junction: 6:00 am
Arrival at MGR Chennai Central: 11:50 am
Departure from MGR Chennai Central: 2:25 pm
Arrival at Coimbatore Junction: 8:15 pm
The stops include Tiruppur, Erode and Salem.
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Delhi – Ajmer
The fourteenth train was inaugurated for this route on April 12, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Wednesday.
The train covers a distance of 428 kilometres in 5 hours and 15 minutes.
Departure from Ajmer Junction: 6:20 am
Arrival at Delhi Cantonment Railway Station: 11:30 am
Departure from Delhi Cantonment Railway Station: 6:40 pm
Arrival at Ajmer Junction: 11:55 pm
The stops include Jaipur, Alwar and Gurugram.
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Thiruvananthapuram – Kasaragod
The fifteenth train was inaugurated for this route on April 25, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Thursday.
The train covers a distance of 501 kilometres in 7 hours and 30 minutes.
Departure from Kasaragod Station: 2:30 pm
Arrival at Thiruvananthapuram Central: 10:35 pm
Departure from Thiruvananthapuram Central: 5:20 am
Arrival at Kasaragod Station: 1:25 pm
The stops include Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Thrissur, Shornur, Kozhikode and Kannur.
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Howrah – Puri
The sixteenth train was inaugurated for this route on May 18, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Thursday.
The train covers a distance of 500 kilometres in 6 hours and 30 minutes.
Departure from Howrah Junction: 6:10 am
Arrival at Puri Railway Station: 12:35 pm
Departure from Puri Railway Station: 1:50 pm
Arrival at Howrah Junction: 8:30 pm
The stops include Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Khurda Road stations between Howrah and Puri.
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Dehradun – Delhi
The seventeenth train was inaugurated for this route on May 25, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Wednesday.
The train covers a distance of 302 kilometres in 4 hours and 45 minutes.
Departure from Anand Vihar Railway Station: 5:50 pm
Arrival at Dehradun Terminal: 10:35 pm
Departure from Dehradun Terminal: 7:00 am
Arrival at Anand Vihar Railway Station: 11:45 am
The stops include Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Roorkee and Haridwar.
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Guwahati – New Jalpaiguri
The eighteenth train was inaugurated for this route on May 29, 2023. It runs six days a week except for Tuesday.
The train will cover a distance of 411 kilometres in 5 hours and 30 minutes.
Departure from New Jalpaiguri Railway Station: 6:10 pm
Arrival at Guwahati: 11:40 am
Departure from Guwahati: 4:30 pm
Arrival at New Jalpaiguri Railway Station: 10:00 pm
The stops include New Cooch Behar, New Alipurduar, Kokrajhar, New Bongaigaon and Kamakhya.
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Mumbai – Goa
The nineteenth Vande Bharat train, running between Mumbai and Goa, was inaugurated on June 27, 2023. It runs thrice a week during the monsoon.
The train covers a distance of 586 kilometres in about 10 hours.
Departure from CSMT: 5:25 am, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Arrival at Madgaon Junction: 3:00 pm
Departure from Madgaon Junction: 12:20 pm every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Arrival at CSMT: 10:25 pm
The stops include Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Khed, Ratnagiri, Kankavali and Thivim.
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Bangalore – Hubbali – Dharwad – Belagavi
The twentieth Vande Bharat train, running between Bangalore, Hubbali, Dharwad and Belagavi, was inaugurated on June 27, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of 610.6 kilometres in about 7 hours and 45 minutes.
Departure from KSR Bengaluru: 5:45 am
Arrival at Belagavi Railway Station: 1:30 pm
Departure from Belagavi Railway Station: 2:00 pm
Arrival at KSR Bengaluru: 10:10 pm
The stops include Yeswantpur, Davangere and SSS Hubballi.
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Patna – Ranchi
The twenty first Vande Bharat train, running between Patna and Ranchi, was inaugurated on June 27, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of 379 kilometres in about five hours and 50 minutes.
Departure from Patna Junction: 7:00 am
Arrival at Ranchi Junction: 1:00 pm
Departure from Ranchi Junction: 4:15 pm
Arrival at Patna Junction: 10:05 pm
The stops include Gaya, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Barka Kana and Mesra.
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Bhopal – Indore
The twenty second Vande Bharat train, running between Bhopal and Indore, was inaugurated on June 27, 2023. It runs six days a week except Sunday.
The train covers a distance of 218 kilometres in about three hours.
Departure from Bhopal Junction: 7:25 pm
Arrival at Indore Junction: 10:31 pm
Departure from Indore Junction: 6:30 am
Arrival at Bhopal Junction: 9:35 am
The train stops at Ujjain.
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Bhopal – Jabalpur
The twenty third Vande Bharat train, running between Bhopal and Jabalpur, was inaugurated on June 27, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of 330 kilometres in about four hours and 35 minutes.
Departure from Rani Kamlapati Station: 7:00 pm
Arrival at Jabalpur Railway Station: 11:35 pm
Departure from Jabalpur Railway Station: 6:00 am
Arrival at Rani Kamlapati Station: 10:35 am
The stops include Narmadapuram, Itarsi, Pipariya and Narsinghpur.
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Gorakhpur – Lucknow
The twenty fourth Vande Bharat train, running between Gorakhpur and Lucknow, was inaugurated on July 7, 2023. It runs six days a week except Saturday.
The train covers a distance of over 300 kilometres in about four hours and 15 minutes.
Departure from Gorakhpur Junction: 6:05 am
Arrival at Lucknow NR: 10:20 am
Departure from Lucknow NR: 7:15 pm
Arrival at Gorakhpur Junction: 11:25 pm
The stops include Ayodhya and Basti.
Jodhpur – Sabarmati
The twenty fifth Vande Bharat train, running between Jodhpur and Sabarmati, was inaugurated on July 7, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of over 440 kilometres in about six and a half hours.
Departure from Jodhpur Junction: 6:00 am
Arrival at Sabarmati Junction: 12:30 pm
Departure from Sabarmati Junction: 4:45 pm
Arrival at Jodhpur Junction: 10:45 pm
The stops include Pali Marwar, Falna, Abu Road, Palanpur Junction and Mehsana Junction.
Udaipur – Jaipur
The twenty sixth Vande Bharat train, running between Udaipur and Jaipur, was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of 435 kilometres in about six hours and 15 minutes.
Departure from Udaipur City: 7:50 am
Arrival at Jaipur Junction: 2:05 pm
Departure from Jaipur Junction: 3:45 pm
Arrival at Udaipur City: 10:00 pm
The stops include Ranapratapnagar, Mavli Junction, Chittaugarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Ajmer JN and Kishangarh.
Kacheguda – Yesvantpur
The twenty seventh Vande Bharat train, running between Kacheguda (Hyderabad) and Yesvantpur (Bengaluru), was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Wednesday.
The train covers a distance of 609 kilometres in about eight and a half hours.
Departure from Kacheguda Railway Station: 5:30 am
Arrival at Yesvantpur Junction: 2:00 pm
Departure from Yesvantpur Junction: 2:45 pm
Arrival at Kacheguda Railway Station: 11:15 pm
The stops include Mahbubnagar, Kurnool City, Anatapur and Dharmavaram Jn.
Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram
The twenty eighth Vande Bharat train, running between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram, was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of 573 kilometres in about eight hours and five minutes.
Departure from Kasaragod Station: 7:00 am
Arrival at Thiruvananthapuram Central: 3:05 pm
Departure from Thiruvananthapuram Central: 4:05 pm
Arrival at Kasaragod Station: 11:55 pm
The stops include Kannur, Kozhikhode, Shoranur, Tirur, Thrisur, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Kollam.
Tirunelveli – Chennai
The twenty ninth Vande Bharat train, running between Tirunelveli and Chennai, was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of about 630 kilometres in seven hours and 50 minutes.
Departure from Tirunelveli Junction: 6:00 am
Arrival at Chennai Egmore: 1:50 pm
Departure from Chennai Egmore: 2:50 pm
Arrival at Tirunelveli Junction: 10:40 pm
The stops include Virudunagar Jn, Madurai Jn, Dindigul Jn, Tiruchchirapali, Villupuram Jn and Tambaram.
Vijayawada – Chennai
The thirtieth Vande Bharat train, running between Vijayawada and Chennai, was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of 516 kilometres in six hours and 40 minutes.
Departure from Vijayawada Junction: 5:30 am
Arrival at MGR Chennai Central: 12:10 pm
Departure from MGR Chennai Central: 3:20 pm
Arrival at Vijayawada Junction: 10:00 pm
The stops include Tenali Jn, Ongole, Nellore and Reninguta Jn.
Jamnagar – Ahmedabad
The thirty first Vande Bharat train, running between Jamnagar and Ahmedabad, was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers a distance of roughly 330 kilometres in under five hours.
Departure from Jamnagar Station: 5:30 am
Arrival at Ahmedabad Junction: 10:10 am
Departure from Ahmedabad Junction: 5:55 pm
Arrival at Jamnagar Station: 10:35 pm
The stops include Rajkot, Wankaner Jn, Surendranagar, Viramgam Jn, Sanand and Sabarmati Jn.
Puri – Rourkela
The thirty second Vande Bharat train, running between Puri and Rourkela, was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Saturday.
The train covers a distance of roughly 505 kilometres in seven hours and 45 minutes.
Departure from Puri Station: 5:00 am
Arrival at Rourkela Junction: 12:45 pm
Departure from Rourkela Junction: 2:10 pm
Arrival at Puri Station: 9:40 pm
The stops include Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City and Jharsuguda.
Ranchi – Howrah
The thirty third Vande Bharat train, running between Ranchi and Howrah, was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Tuesday.
The train covers the distance in seven hours and five minutes.
Departure from Ranchi Junction: 5:15 am
Arrival at Howrah Junction: 12:20 pm
Departure from Howrah Junction: 3:45 pm
Arrival at Ranchi Junction: 10:50 pm
The stops include Muri, Kotshila, Purulia Jn, Chandil Jn, Tatanagar Jn and Kharagpur Jn.
Patna – Howrah
The thirty fourth Vande Bharat train, running between Patna and Howrah, was inaugurated on September 24, 2023. It runs six days a week except Wednesday.
The train covers a distance of 532 kilometres in six hours and 35 minutes.
Departure from Patna Junction: 8:00 am
Arrival at Howrah Junction: 2:35 pm
Departure from Howrah Junction: 3:50 pm
Arrival at Patna Junction: 10:40 pm
The stops include Patna Saheb, Mokameh Jn, Luckeesarai Jn, Jasidih JN, Jamtara, Asandol Jn and Durgapur.
Special features of the Vande Bharat Express train
The Vande Bharat Express is one of the most futuristic trains managed and operated by the Indian Railways. It is an electric multiple-unit semi-high-speed train with a top speed of 160 kmph and an operational speed of 130 kmph.
The train has been designed to look like an aeroplane booth on the outside as well as the inside. Every coach is equipped with world-class amenities that help in making the journey smooth.
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Some of the features are as follows:
- An intelligent braking system which enables better acceleration and deceleration
- All coaches are well-fitted with automatic doors
- The executive class has rotational and comfortable seats which can be adjusted
- Every coach has a pantry
- 32-inch infotainment screens
- GPS-based audio-visual passenger information system
- Bio-vacuum washrooms
- Fully sealed gangways and censored interconnecting doors
- Better heat ventilation and air-conditioning control
- LED lighting for a composed ambience like aircraft
- CCTV cameras in all the coaches
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
– How many Vande Bharat trains are there in total?
India has a total of 34 Vande Bharat Express trains running across the country.
– What is so special about Vande Bharat trains?
The Vande Bharat train is known as the fastest train in India currently. It has an intelligent braking system which enables better acceleration and deceleration. Also, there is a pantry in every coach, 32-inch infotainment screens, bio-vacuum washrooms, automatic doors, GPS-based audio-visual passenger information system and many other special characteristics.
– Who operates the Vande Bharat Express train?
The Indian Railways manages and operates the Vande Bharat Express trains.
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