Coimbatore–Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express

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Coimbatore Junction – Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
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This Vande Bharat Express at Bengaluru Cantonment
Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
First service30 December 2023 (30 December 2023) (Inaugural)
01 January 2024;5 months ago (01 January 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s) Southern Railways (SR)
Route
Termini Coimbatore Junction (CBE)
Bangalore Cantonment (BNC)
Stops5
Distance travelled374 km (232 mi)
Average journey time06 hrs 30 mins
Service frequencySix days a week (Except Thursday)
Train number(s)20642 / 20641
Line(s) used Jolarpettai-Shoranur line (Coimbatore Jn to Salem Jn)
Salem-Bangalore line (Salem Jn to Belandur Road)
Chennai-Bengaluru City line (Belandur Road to Bengaluru 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
Track gauge Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed58 km/h (36 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Rake maintenance Coimbatore Jn (CBE)

The 20642/20641 Coimbatore - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express is India's 39th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Bangalore in Karnataka. The train was inaugurated on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ayodhya Dham Junction on 30 December 2023 and started scheduled commercial service from 1 January 2024.

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Overview

The train is the 39th Vande Bharat express and connects Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Bangalore in Karnataka. [1] The train is run by Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. [2] This train underwent trial runs on the last week of December. [3] [4] The train was inaugurated on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ayodhya Dham Junction on 30 December 2023 and started scheduled commercial service from 1 January 2024. [5] [6]

Rakes

It is the thirty-seventh second generation and twenty-third mini [ broken anchor ] (eight-car) Vande Bharat train-set which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. [7]

Service

The train operates six days a week, covering a distance of 375 kilometres (233 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of 58 km/h (36 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 110 km/h (68 mph). [8] The train operates six days a week and has five scheduled halts. [9]

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