Vande Bharat Express: Know train routes in India, timings, other details
Vande Bharat Express: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express on Tuesday which will run from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasargod.
The Vande Bharat train will cover 11 districts namely Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod.
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Vande Bharat Express: Train routes across Kerala
Route from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod
The train will depart from Thiruvananthapuram at 5.20 am and reach Kasaragod at 1.25 pm and has nine station stops.
• Thiruvananthapuram: 5.20 am
• Kollam: 6.07 am
• Kottayam: 7.25 am
• Ernakulam Town: 8.17 am
• Thrissur: 9.22 am
• Shoranur: 10.02 am
• Kozhikode: 11.03 am
• Kannur: 12.03 am
• Kasaragod: 1.25 pm
Route from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram
• Kasaragod: 2.30 pm
• Kannur: 3.28 pm
• Kozhikode: 4.28 pm
• Shoranur: 5.28 pm
• Thrissur: 6.03 pm
• Ernakulam Town: 7.05 pm
• Kottayam: 8.00 pm
• Kollam: 9.18 pm
• Thiruvananthapuram: 10.35 pm
Train fair for Vande Bharat Express
From Kasaragod to Trivandrum Central and vice-versa, the complete journey will cost Rs 2,815 for the executive class.
Vande Bharat Express: Other operational train routes across India
Besides Kerala’s Vande Bharat Express which will run from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod and vice-versa, 13 Vande Bharat Express is operational across the country.
New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (J&K) Vande Bharat Express
Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express
New Delhi - Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh Vande Bharat Express
Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express
Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express
Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
Mumbai- Solapur Vande Bharat Express
Mumbai- Shirdi Vande Bharat Express
Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin- Bhopal's Rani Kamlapati station Vande Bharat Express
Secunderabad- Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express
Punjab: Vande Bharat Express
Una-Chandigarh-Delhi Vande Bharat Express
The train originates from Amb Andaura Railway Station in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh. It runs between Amb Andaura Railway Station and New Delhi Railway Station.Train runs on this route: Nangal Dam, Chandigarh, Ambala and New Delhi.
New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (J&K) Vande Bharat Express via Punjab
The train from New Delhi to Katra makes travelling to Vaishno Devi much faster, completing the distance which otherwise takes over 9.5 hours in 8 hours. The stops include Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi. It is also known to be India’s first vegetarian train, as there’s no meat and eggs on the menu.
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Notably, Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously manufactured, semi-high-speed, self-propelled train set. The train has state-of-the-art passenger amenities, providing passengers with a faster, more comfortable and more convenient travel experience.