Anand Vihar Terminal–Ayodhya Cantonment Vande Bharat Express

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Anand Vihar Terminal - Ayodhya Dham Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
First service30 December 2023 (30 December 2023) (Inaugural)
4 January 2024;2 months ago (4 January 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s) Northern Railways (NR)
Route
Termini Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Ayodhya Cantt (AYC)
Stops2
Distance travelled628 km (390 mi)
Average journey time08 hrs 20 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22426 / 22425
Line(s) used Kanpur–Delhi section
Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
Lucknow Charbagh–Varanasi (till Ayodhya Cantt)
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilities Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 (TBC)
Track gauge Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches) (TBC)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

The 22426/22425 Anand Vihar Terminal - Ayodhya Dham Vande Bharat Express is India's 36th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the capital city of New Delhi's Anand Vihar Terminal with Ayodhya, the birthplace of the deity Rama of Kosala in Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ayodhya Dham Junction. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Anand Vihar Terminal, Kanpur Central, Lucknow Charbagh and Ayodhya Dham Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 22426/22425 on 6 days a week basis. [10] [11]

Rakes

It is the thirty-fourth 2nd Generation and twenty-first Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. [12]

Service

The 22426/22425 Anand Vihar Terminal - Ayodhya Dham Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 628 km (390 mi) in a travel time of 8 hrs 20 mins with an average speed of 75 km/h (47 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Except Wednesdays

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