All about Vande Bharath Express

Vande Bharath Services

No	Train Name	Version	Distance	Major Halt
1	New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express	VB 1	759 km	Kanpur Central & Prayagraj Junction
2	New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express	VB 1	655 km	Ludhiana Junction & Jammu Tawi
3	Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express	VB 2	522 km	Vapi, Surat, Vadodara Junction & Ahmedabad Junction
4	New Delhi - Amb Andaura Vande Bharat Express	VB2	412 km	Chandigarh Junction
5	MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Junction Vande Bharat Express	VB2	496 km	Katpadi Junction & KSR Bengaluru
6	Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express	VB2	412 km	Raipur Junction, Durg, Rajnandgaon & Gondia Junction
7	Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Junction Vande Bharat Express	VB2	561 km	Bolpur Shantiniketan, Malda Town & Barsoi Junction

Vande Bharath Expressway - Changes from Traditional Railways?

Apart from the speeds, there are a lot of changes have been made to the Vande Bharath Express. The design itself is different from the traditional trains, both exterior and interior. The exteriors are crafted in a more aerodynamic form to reduce air resistance. There are two major versions of Vande Bharath titled VB 1 and VB 2. VB3 and VB4 are in development presently and will be brought under the Train 20 program. Both these versions (VB1 and VB2) are an upgrade from the traditional one, especially since the interiors are made with equipment and furnishings that are of international standards.

The lighting, the rotational chairs, the doors, bio vacuum toilets, everything is set apart from the age old style of the railways, which we have grown up familiar with. The coaches and cars are designed to optimize the acceleration and braking of the trains, which also additionally helps in noise reduction.

The VB2 version is an upgrade to the VB1 as it has automatic sliding and plug doors, push-back reclinable seats, etc. VB2 is also equipped with the indigenously developed Kavach protection system, along with other safety measures, including emergency doors, disaster lights, air ventilation with 3 hours of back up, etc.

VB3 will be deployed for longer routes and will have sleeper coaches with a total life of 35 years. VB3 is also said to be lighter than the existing Vande Bharath series. VB4, on the other hand, will be the 4th generation model from the series and will provide features such as 3 pin/USB sockets for each passenger, zero discharge toilets, etc. They can reach speeds upto 200 km per hour and are expected to be tilting trains.

Vande Bharat Express - Train & Current Routes

Below are some of the major routes and services offered by the Vande Bharat Express to major regions across India.

• New Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Express

• New Delhi–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express

• Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express

• New Delhi–Amb Andaura Vande Bharat Express

• MGR Chennai Central–Mysuru Vande Bharat Express

• Bilaspur–Nagpur Vande Bharat Express

• Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express

• Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express

• Mumbai CSMT–Solapur Vande Bharat Express

• Mumbai CSMT–Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express

• Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express

• Secunderabad–Tirupati Vande Bharat Express

• MGR Chennai Central–Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express

• Ajmer–Delhi Cantonment Vande Bharat Express

• Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express

• Howrah–Puri Vande Bharat Express

• Dehradun–Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express

• New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati Vande Bharat Express

• Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express

• Patna–Ranchi Vande Bharat Express.

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