Vande Bharat Express: PM Modi flags off five special trains; check routes and timings

Vande Bharat Express: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off five Vande Bharat Express trains from the Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh capital city Bhopal.

Five Vande Bharat Express trains which were flagged off by the PM include –

Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express; 

Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat Express; 

Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express; 

Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express;

Hatia-Patna Vande Bharat Express.

Several ministers such as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Governor Mangubhai C Patel, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishaw and Jyotiraditya Schindia were present while the launching of Vande Bharat Express. 

Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express

Train to benefit tourism: The Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal)-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express will connect Madhya Pradesh Mahakaushal region (Jabalpur) to the Central region (Bhopal). The train is expected to be faster by about thirty minutes as compared to the existing fastest train on the route.

Ticket Price: Price for AC Chair Car is Rs 1,055 and for EC category is Rs 1,880 

Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat

Boosts tourism : Madhya Pradesh's third semi-high speed train will operate between the state's Malwa region (Indore), Bundelkhand region (Khajuraho) and Central Region (Bhopal). The train is expected to benefit the tourist sites like Mahakaleshwar, Mandu, Maheshwar, Khajuraho, Panna. 

Ticket Price: Price for AC Chair car is Rs 950 and for Executive Chair Car is Rs 1,525. 

Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express

Time Saver: The Mumbai- Madgaon (Goa) Vande Bharat Express- which is Goa's first semi-high speed train, will operate between Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Goa's Madgaon station. The train will operate six days a week except on Friday. 

Ticket price: Price of AC Chair Car will be Rs 1,970 and for Executive Chair Car will be Rs 3,535

Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express

Benefit students, industrialists : The Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express in Karnataka will connect key cities like Dharwad, Hubballi and Davangere - with state capital Bengaluru. This will be second Vande Bharat train for Karnataka as the first one runs between Chennai, Bengaluru and Mysuru.

Ticket Price: From Bengaluru to Dharwad, a single ticket in AC Chair car class will cost Rs 1,165 and executive class ticket is priced at Rs 2,210.

Hatia-Patna Vande Bharat Express

Boon for tourists, students, and businessmen: Hatia-Patna Vande Bharat Express would be the first Vande Bharat for Jharkhand and Bihar.