In the Union Budget 2023-24, the Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman said that the allocation for track renewal has been raised to Rs 17,296.84 crore this year, compared to Rs 15,388.05 crore in RE 2022-23, in anticipation of the introduction of high-speed Vande Bharat trains on the railway tracks.
In terms of speed and convenience, this project marks a significant advancement for the Indian railways. Currently, here are the Vande Bharat Express Trains that are running on the following routes:
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New Delhi – Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
Runs five days except Monday and Thursday
Departs from New Delhi railway station at 06:00 am
Reaches Varanasi at 02:00 pm
Distance Covered: 759 km
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New Delhi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (J&K) Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Tuesday
Departs from New Delhi railway station at 06:00 am
Reaches Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 02:00 pm
Distance Covered: 655 km
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Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Sunday
Departs from Mumbai Central at 06:00 am
Reaches Gandhinagar Capital station at 12:25 pm
Distance Covered: 522 km
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New Delhi – Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Friday
Departs from New Delhi railway station at 05:50 am
Reaches Amb Andaura at 11:05 am
Distance Covered: 415 km
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Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express:
Runs six days except for Wednesday
Departs from Chennai at 05:50 am
Reaches Mysuru Junction at 12:20 pm
Distance Covered: 401 km
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Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Saturday
Departs from Nagpur railway station at 02:05 pm
Reaches Bilaspur at 07:35 pm
Distance Covered: 412 Km
Temporarily replaced by Tejas Express due to less occupancy on this route
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Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Wednesday
Departs from Howrah Junction at 05:55 am
Reaches New Jalpaiguri at 01:25 pm
Distance Covered: 454 km
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Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Sunday
Departs from Secunderabad Junction at 03:00 pm
Reaches Visakhapatnam Railway Station at 11:30 pm
Distance Covered: 699 km
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Mumbai- Solapur Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Wednesday.
Departs from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal (CST) at 04:05 pm
Reaches Solapur at 10:40 pm
Distance Covered: 455 km
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Mumbai- Shirdi Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Tuesday
Departs at 06:20 am from Mumbai
Reaches Shirdi at 11:40 am
Distance Covered: 343 km
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Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin- Bhopal’s Rani Kamlapati station Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Saturday
Departs from Delhi at 2:40 pm
Reaches Bhopal at 10:10 pm
Distance Covered: 700 km
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Secunderabad- Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Tuesday
Depart at 06:00 am from Secunderabad
Reaches Tirupati at 02:30 pm
Distance Covered: 660 km
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Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Wednesday
Departs from Chennai at 02:25 pm
Reaches Coimbatore at 08:30 pm
Distance Covered: 495 km
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Delhi Cantonment-Ajmer Vande Bharat Express
Runs six days except for Wednesday
Departs Delhi Cantt at 06:20 am
Reaches Ajmer at 11:35 am
Distance Covered: 428 km
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Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Vande Bharat Express
Operates six days except for Thursday
Departs from Thiruvananthapuram at 05:20 am
Reaches Kasaragod at 1:25 pm
Distance Covered: 586 km
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Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express
Operates six days a week except for Thursday
Departs from Puri at 01:50 pm
Reaches Howrah at 08:30 pm
Distance Covered: 502 km
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Delhi-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express
Operates six days a week except for Wednesday
Departs from Delhi at 05:50 pm
Reaches Dehradun at 10:35 pm
Distance Covered: 302 km
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Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
To be flagged off on June 26th
Departs from Patna at 06:55 am
Reaches Ranchi at 01:00 pm
Distance Covered: 378 km
