Madurai Junction–Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
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The 20671/20672 Madurai Junction - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express is India's 53rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Temple city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu with the Silicon City of Bangalore in Karnataka. This express train was initially slated to be inaugurated on 20 June 2024, but has been postponed due to administrative reasons. Later, it was inaugurated on 31 August 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from New Delhi.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
History
During the trial run for this express, it was scheduled to take place on June 17 2024, where it would depart from Madurai in the morning and terminate at SMVT Bengaluru in the afternoon. This trainset (Rake number 61) would depart from SMVT Bengaluru post noon and would reach Madurai in the night as Madurai SMVT Bangalore Vandebharat Express but during inaugural run and at regular commercial run, it has been provided a new destination at Bangalore Cantonment along with additional stoppage at Namakkal.[8]
Overview
This express train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Madurai Junction, Dindigul Jn, Trichy Jn, Karur Jn, Namakkal, Salem Jn, Krishnarajapuram and Bengaluru Cantonment. [9] It is currently operated with train numbers 20671/20672 on 6 days a week basis.[10][11][12]
Rakes
It is the fifty-first 2nd Generation and thirty-fifth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[13]
Service
The 20671/20672 Madurai Junction - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 573 km (356 mi) in a travel time of 07 hrs 45 mins with average speed of 74 km/h.[14] The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
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See also
- Vande Bharat Express
- Tejas Express
- Gatimaan Express
- Madurai Junction railway station
- Bengaluru Cantonment railway station
References
- ^ "PM Modi flags off three new Vande Bharat Express trains: Check route timing and stops". The Times of India. 31 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "PM Modi flags off 3 Vande Bharat trains, check routes". English.Mathrubhumi. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "மதுரை - பெங்களூரு, சென்னை எழும்பூர் - நாகர்கோவில் வந்தே பாரத் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில் நேர அட்டவணை, டிக்கெட் கட்டணம் - முழு விவரம்". TimesNowTamil (in Tamil). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ salah, Jibrael. "6170415-0: 1.Meerut to lucknow 2.Chennai to nagerc 20671/Madurai - Bengaluru Cantt. Vande Bharat Express - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Southern India to get two new Vande Bharat Express trains; Check details here". News9live. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Anbuselvan, B. (30 August 2024). "PM Modi to flag off Chennai to Nagercoil Vande Bharat on August 31". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Bureau, DTNEXT (30 August 2024). "PM Modi to flag off Chennai-Nagercoil, Madurai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat trains". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Madurai–Bengaluru VB test run today". The Times of India. 17 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ SIVAPRAKASH. "6170217-0: 20671/20672 Madurai - Bengaluru Cant VB 20671/Madurai - Bengaluru Cantt. Vande Bharat Express - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Madurai – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express to be launched by PM Modi soon; Details here". News9live. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Bureau, N. T. (6 March 2024). "Madurai – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express to be launched by PM". News Today | First with the news. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Bengaluru-Madurai Vande Bharat Express Timings, Routes, Ticket Fare". oneindia. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Madurai-Bengaluru VB among demands at MPs-railway meet". The Times of India. 1 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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