Vande Bharat Express: Train List, Ticket Fare, Timings and Route, Features and Facilities, How to Book Vande Bharat Tickets Online

Vande Bharat Express is a semi-high-speed train in the Indian Railways. It is also known as Train 18 and was launched in 2019 by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. Currently, this train operates on345 routes, with 3 operating from New Delhi and there are about 160 Vande Bharat Express trains available in the Indian Railways. As it is a semi-high-speed train, it runs at the speed of 130 km/hr. 

Vande Bharat Express was designed and specified by the Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO).

• Service: Short-distance, semi-high-speed, inter-city train
• Started: 15 February 2019
• Speed: 160 km/h
• Vande Bharat Train Routes: 34 (operational)
• Seating: Airline-style seating

 

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Vande Bharat Features and Facilities

There are many modern facilities available in the Vande Bharat-

• Modern sleek Design for faster speeds and energy efficiency.
• Comfortable rotatable seating with ample legroom.
• Advanced Safety with Kavach and CCTV cameras
• Onboard Free Wi-Fi and Infotainment
• Clean and Hygienic
• automatic entry/exit doors
• Free meals
• Large windows
• Smoke alarms, odour control.
• Eco-friendly braking system

 

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Vande Bharat Express Routes and Timings

 

1. New Delhi – Varanasi Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 22436/22435
• Route: New Delhi – Kanpur – Prayagraj – Varanasi
• Frequency: Five days a week (excluding Monday and Thursday)
• Departure from New Delhi: 06:00 AM

2. New Delhi – Katra Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 22439/22440
• Route: New Delhi – Ambala – Ludhiana – Jammu Tawi – Katra
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Tuesday)
• Departure from New Delhi: 06:00 AM

3. Mumbai – Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20901/20902
• Route: Mumbai Central – Surat – Vadodara – Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Sunday)
• Departure from Mumbai: 06:00 AM

4. Chennai – Mysuru Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20607/20608
• Route: Chennai – Katpadi – Bengaluru – Mysuru
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Wednesday)
• Departure from Chennai: 06:00 AM

5. New Delhi – Amb Andaura Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 22447/22448
• Route: New Delhi – Ambala – Chandigarh – Una – Amb Andaura
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Friday)
• Departure from New Delhi: 05:50 AM

6. Bilaspur – Nagpur Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20825/20826
• Route: Bilaspur – Raipur – Durg – Gondia – Nagpur
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Saturday)
• Departure from Bilaspur: 06:45 AM

7. Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 22301/22302
• Route: Howrah – Bolpur – Malda Town – New Jalpaiguri
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Wednesday)
• Departure from Howrah: 06:00 AM

8. Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20833/20834
• Route: Secunderabad – Warangal – Vijayawada – Rajahmundry – Visakhapatnam
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Sunday)
• Departure from Secunderabad: 05:45 AM

9. Thiruvananthapuram – Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20641/20642
• Route: Thiruvananthapuram – Kollam – Kottayam – Ernakulam – Thrissur – Kozhikode – Kasaragod
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Thursday)
• Departure from Thiruvananthapuram: 05:20 AM

10. Chennai – Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20643/20644
• Route: Chennai – Tiruppur – Erode – Coimbatore
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Wednesday)
• Departure from Chennai: 06:00 AM

11. Jaipur – Delhi Cantt Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20977/20978
• Route: Jaipur – Delhi Cantt
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Wednesday)
• Departure from Jaipur: 06:00 AM

12. Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal) – New Delhi Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20171/20172
• Route: Rani Kamalapati – Agra Cantt – Jhansi – Gwalior – New Delhi
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Saturday)
• Departure from Rani Kamalapati: 05:55 AM

13. Patna – Ranchi Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 22349/22350
• Route: Patna – Gaya – Koderma – Hazaribagh Town – Barkakana – Ranchi
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Tuesday)
• Departure from Patna: 07:00 AM

14. New Jalpaiguri – Guwahati Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 22227/22228
• Route: New Jalpaiguri – Guwahati
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Tuesday)
• Departure from New Jalpaiguri: 06:10 AM

15. Hyderabad – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express

• Train Number: 20645/20646
• Route: Hyderabad – Kurnool – Anantapur – Dharmavaram – Bengaluru
• Frequency: Six days a week (excluding Tuesday)
• Departure from Hyderabad: 05:30 AM

 

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Vande Bharat Express Ticket Fare

Vande Bharat Express is manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, India. They provide all the modern facilities to the train for the passenger to travel easily. The fare for Vande Bharat Express trains varies based on the route, class of travel, and distance. Generally, fares are higher as compared to other or regular express trains because of its modern facilities and low travel time. Here is the rough estimate of Vande Bharat Express ticket costs.

• Economy Class(CC Chair): For a general ticket is 1052 and for a tatkal ticket is 1262 as an adult
• Premium Class(Executive Chair): For a general ticket is 1869 and for a tatkal ticket is 2299 as an adult

This is the average Vande Bharat Train ticket price. For accurate data, you can check the Indian Railways official website or the IRCTC portal with the number of passengers and their ages.

How to Book Vande Bharat Tickets Online?

If you want to book a Vande Bharat Tickets Online, then here are the easy steps that you should follow-

• Visit the official website of IRCTC, by clicking on the https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
• On the webpage, fill in the details like From(where you want to depart), To (Your designation), Classes, Ticket categories, date, etc. and click on search.
• Now, From the list of available trains, select the Vande Bharat Express.
• You also need to log in to the IRCTC website to book the train. Log in to your existing account or create a new one with your mobile number.
• After selecting Vande Bharat Express, select your coach like Executive or Chair Car and check seat availability.
• If a seat is available, provide the required passenger details.
• Now, make the payment by choosing any of these credit/debit cards, net banking, UPI, etc.) and complete the transaction.
• Once the payment is completed, your e-ticket will be generated as well as sent to your registered email and phone number.
• You can print out your e-ticket for future use or access it through mail ID.

Note: There is an IRCTC Mobile App which is also on Google Play Store or Apple App. You can download it and book your ticket on the Mobile App too with the same process.