Bengaluru-Madurai Vande Bharat Express to start in July as a special trainBengaluru is set to get its seventh Vande Bharat Express train in early July, which will initially operate as a special service between SMVT Bengaluru and Madurai. This service was originally planned to start on June 20th but got delayed due to a train accident in West Bengal. The train will...
more... run for a limited period based on demand, with its regular operation subject to approval by the Railway Board. It will operate as a special train until then. The Madurai division has already received the trainset and is prepared to start the service within two weeks. The train will be maintained at Madurai Junction and is expected to be the fastest train between Bengaluru and Madurai, covering the 430km distance in 8 hours. The tentative timetable shows departures from Madurai at 5:15 am and from SMVT Bengaluru at 1:45 pm. The train will stop at Dindigul, Tiruchirapalli, Karur and Salem, with possible stops at Namakkal and KR Puram. The estimated chair-car fare is between Rs. 1,200 - 1,300 and the executive-class fare is expected to be Rs. 1,800 - 2,000.
Bengaluru ko July ke shuruaat mein apna saatvaan Vande Bharat Express train milne wala hai, jo pehle ek special service ke roop mein SMVT Bengaluru aur Madurai ke beech chalaya jaayega. Ye service 20 June ko shuru hone wali thi lekin West Bengal mein train accident ke kaaran delay ho gayi....
more... Train demand ke aadhar par limited samay ke liye chalegi, aur Railway Board se regular operation ki approval milne ke baad hi regular service shuru hogi. Iske baad, yeh ek special train ke roop mein chalegi. Madurai division ne trainset ko pa liya hai aur 2 hafte ke andar service start karne ke liye taiyar hai. Train Madurai Junction pe maintain ki jaayegi aur Bengaluru aur Madurai ke beech sabse tez train hone ki ummeed hai, jo 430 km ki duri 8 ghante mein poori karegi. Tentative timetable ke mutabik, train Madurai se subah 5:15 pe chalegi aur SMVT Bengaluru se dopahar 1:45 pe. Train Dindigul, Tiruchirapalli, Karur aur Salem mein rukengi, aur Namakkal aur KR Puram pe bhi ruk sakti hai. Chair-car fare Rs. 1,200 - 1,300 ke beech hone ki ummeed hai aur executive-class fare Rs. 1,800 - 2,000 hone ki ummeed hai.