Telangana and Andhra Pradesh got their third Vande Bharat Express with the launch of Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Vijayawada-Chennai trains by PM Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated nine Vande Bharat Express trains in India. Among these nine trains was the inaugural Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express train, which is expected to bring the two IT hubs of India closer. Not only this, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh got their third Vande Bharat Express with the launch of Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Vijayawada-Chennai trains on Sunday. This is the third semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express for Telangana after Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad-Tirupati trains.
These two were among nine Vande Bharat trains flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in various states virtually from Delhi. Union Minister for tourism and culture G. Kishan Reddy and senior officials of South Central Railway (SCR) attended the programme held at Kacheguda Station.
Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express: Route
Hyderabad-Bengaluru is the first Vande Bharat train connecting both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with Karnataka. It will traverse through 12 districts and four major cities. The train, which will depart from Kacheguda station in Hyderabad, will arrive in Yesvantpur station in Bengaluru.
Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express: Timing
The distance of 610 km between the two tech hubs will be completed in eight hours and 30 minutes, about three hours less than the existing fast train on the section. The train will be operated on all days except Wednesdays.
The regular service will commence from Yesvantpur from September 25 and from Kacheguda from September 26. The train is composed of eight coaches (7 AC Chair car coaches and one executive Chair car coach) with the carrying capacity of 530 passengers. The eight-car rake will operate six days a week, except Tuesday
Train no. 20703 Kacheguda – Yesvantpur will depart from Kacheguda at 5.30 a.m. and will reach Yesvantpur at 2 p.m. with stoppages at Mahabubnagar, Kurnool, Anantapur and Dharmavaram. On the return journey Train no. 20704 Yesvantpur – Kacheguda, will depart from Yesvantpur at 2:45 p.m. and arrive at Kacheguda at 11:15 p.m.
It will depart from Vijayawada at 5.30 a.m. and reach Chennai at 12.10 p.m. with stoppages at Tenali, Ongole, Nellore and Renigunta. In the return direction, the train will depart from Chennai at 3.20 p.m. and reach Vijayawada at 10 p.m.
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