UP and Kerala to get New Vande Bharat Express Routes; Check details

UP and Kerala Vande Bharat Express Routes: The Vande Bharat Express, Indian Railways’ semi-high-speed train, is growing bigger across India. Uttar Pradesh, which already has the most Vande Bharat trains will soon get another one. Kerala, where these trains are always full may get a new sleeper service that passengers have been waiting for.

Uttar Pradesh to get 15th Vande Bharat

Uttar Pradesh now runs 14 Vande Bharat trains connecting more than 20 cities. It is the state with the largest network of these fast trains. the 15th train is expected to start running between Lucknow Junction and Saharanpur soon.

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A look at the full list of Vande Bharat Express trains in the state:

• Train number 22435/22436 Varanasi-New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 20171/20172 Rani Kamlapati-Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 22457/22458 Anand Vihar Terminal-Dehradun-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 22549/22550 Gorakhpur-Prayagraj-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 22415/22416 Varanasi-New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 22425/22426 Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal-Ayodhya Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 22345/22346 Patna-Gomti Nagar-Patna Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 20887/20888 Ranchi-Banaras-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 22545/22546 Lucknow-Dehradoon-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 22490/22489 Meerut City-Lucknow-Meerut City Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 20981/20982 Udaipur-Agra Cantt-Udaipur Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 22500/22499 Varanasi-Deoghar-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 20176/20175 Agra Cantt-Banaras-Agra Cantt Vande Bharat Express
• Train number 26502/26501 Gorakhpur-Patliputra-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express

Kerala could get a Sleeper Train

The planned route from Mangaluru to Thiruvananthapuram is one of the busiest in the state. So, Offcial here are talking about introduing new sleeper trains. These trains are so popular that many trips run at more than 160% occupancy meaning that the trains are packed even in off-season months. Routes like Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram and Thiruvananthapuram–Kasaragod are always overbooked.

Railway officials say that adding more high speed trains is not that easy. The tracks are very busy and running new trains may mean stopping or rescheduling regular trains for some time to clear the path. People in UP are happy that the state is the Vande Bharat hub.

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MP M.K. Raghavan recently met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with a request to introduce sleeper services on three Kerala routes:

• Mangaluru–Thiruvananthapuram
• Kozhikode–Bengaluru
• Kozhikode–Chennai

While all three are under review, sources indicate that the minister has shown particular interest in the Mangaluru–Thiruvananthapuram sector.

Kerala Route

Kerala currently has two Vande Bharat trains in operation:

• Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram (via Kottayam)
• Mangaluru–Thiruvananthapuram (via Alappuzha)