The popular Udaipur-Khajuraho Express train will be cancelled between Agra Cantt and Khajuraho from September 5th to September 17th due to technical work on the Agra Cantt-Veerangana Lakshmibai railway lines in the Jhansi division. The train will operate from Udaipur to Agra Cantt from September 5th to September 15th, departing Udaipur...
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at 10:10 PM daily. From Agra Cantt, the train will depart at 5:20 PM and arrive in Udaipur at 6:55 AM the next day. Additionally, the Mewar Superfast train running between Udaipur and Delhi Nizamuddin will be cancelled from September 5th to September 17th due to non-interlocking work at Palwal station in the Delhi division. This train will not operate from Delhi to Udaipur from September 6th to September 17th and from Udaipur to Delhi from September 5th to September 16th.

The Indian government is rapidly expanding the Vande Bharat Express network, a semi-high-speed train service. Currently, about 10 routes in North India are operational, offering faster and more convenient travel options. This article provides a comprehensive list of Vande Bharat routes operating in North India, along with their schedules and important...
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details. Some routes, such as the Ajmer-Delhi line, have been extended, and some services have specific days of non-operation, like Saturdays for the Gorakhpur-Lucknow route. The article also mentions specific details about the trains, including departure times, arrival times, and stops along the routes. For instance, the Delhi-Dehradun route departs from Anand Vihar at 5:50 PM, reaching Dehradun at 10:35 PM.

Indian Railways is planning to reduce the speed of premium trains like Vande Bharat and Gatiman Express from 160 kmph to 130 kmph on certain routes due to safety concerns. This decision was made after a recent accident involving the Kanchanjunga Express in West Bengal. The North Central Railway proposed the...
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speed reduction, citing the failure of the Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) on the Delhi-Agra-Jhansi routes. While the Railway Board is expected to approve the proposal, former officials like Shubhranshu, the mastermind behind Vande Bharat Express, criticized the decision, arguing that reducing speed without addressing the root cause of the TPWS malfunction is not a viable solution. They believe that focusing on proper maintenance of high-tech signaling equipment and tracks is crucial for enabling safe high-speed train operations.

The Jhansi Railway Division has begun the process of hiring private employees to manage 24 passenger inquiry counters across 18 key stations in the division. This move comes after a directive from the Railway Board to cut expenses, leading to the removal of landlines, internet connections, and even cleaning staff at...
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various stations. To further reduce costs, the division has also contracted out ticket distribution at smaller stations to commission agents instead of railway employees. The selected private company will operate the inquiry counters for three years and will be paid ₹6 crore for their services. The 18 stations included in this scheme are: Veerangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Gwalior, Banda, Morena, Dabra, Datia, Orai, Lalitpur, Pokhrayan, Khajuraho, Chitrakut Dham Karwi, Mahoba, Orchha, Harpalpur, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, and Ghatampur. The private employees will be required to work 24 hours a day and will be provided with a specific dress code, similar to metro stations.

Gwalior Railway Station currently has two Vande Bharat Express trains stopping there. The Rani Kamalapati-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express has completed one year of operation, while the Khajuraho-Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express train started operating in March. Passenger response to these trains is higher for the Hazrat Nizamuddin route than for Khajuraho and...
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Bhopal. The average number of daily passengers traveling from Gwalior to Bhopal on the Vande Bharat Express is 127, while the average number of passengers going to Hazrat Nizamuddin is 171. For Khajuraho, the average daily passengers are 43, compared to 107 for Hazrat Nizamuddin. The timings of the trains are cited as a reason for the difference in passenger numbers. The first Vande Bharat train in Madhya Pradesh, train number 20171, started operating on April 1, 2023, between Rani Kamalapati and Hazrat Nizamuddin. The Khajuraho-Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express, train number 22470, began its operations on March 12, 2023. The Rani Kamalapati-Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express arrives in Gwalior at 9:41 am and departs at 5:48 pm. The train's timings result in fewer passengers traveling to Bhopal, as numerous trains depart from Gwalior to Bhopal throughout the day. However, the Vande Bharat Express caters to passengers traveling to Delhi during the less busy hours between 9 am and 10 am. Khajuraho, being a tourist destination, sees fewer passengers on the Vande Bharat Express, which departs from Gwalior at 7:25 pm. Since the Vande Bharat Express operates before the Shatabdi Express, passengers are opting for it to travel to Delhi. The Rani Kamalapati Vande Bharat Express, departing for Hazrat Nizamuddin, takes half an hour less time than the Shatabdi Express. It completes the journey from Gwalior to Nizamuddin in 3 hours and 31 minutes, achieving speeds exceeding 140 km per hour between Agra and Delhi. The Shatabdi Express, traveling at a speed of 131 km per hour, takes 4 hours and 5 minutes for the same journey. While the Vande Bharat Express takes 4 hours and 34 minutes for the Gwalior-Bhopal route, the Shatabdi Express takes only 10 minutes longer, at 4 hours and 44 minutes.