Lucknow–Dehradun Vande Bharat Express

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Lucknow Jn – Dehradun Terminal
Vande Bharat Express
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Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
First service12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) (Inaugural)
26 March 2024;17 months ago (26 March 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s) North Eastern Railways (NER)
Route
Termini Lucknow Junction (LJN)
Dehradun (DDN)
Stops3
Distance travelled545 km (339 mi)
Average journey time08 hrs 20 mins
Service frequencySix days a week, excluding Mondays
Train number(s)22545 / 22546
Line(s) used
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 [ broken anchor ]
Track gauge Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

The 22545/22546 Lucknow - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express is India's 44th Vande Bharat Express train, which connects the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh with the winter capital city Dehradun in Uttarakhand. [1] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on 12 March 2024. [2] [3]

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Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Lucknow Jn, Bareilly Jn, Moradabad Jn, Haridwar and Dehradun. This is operated with train numbers 22545/22546 on 6 days a week basis. [4] [5]

Rakes

It is the forty-second 2nd Generation and twenty-eighth 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. [6]

Service

The 22545/22546 Lucknow Jn NER - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Mondays, covering a distance of 545 km (339 mi) in a travel time of 8 hours with an average speed of 65 km/h (40 mph). The service has 4 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

Lucknow Jn. - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express (22545) [7]
StationStation CodeArrivalDepartureHalt (min)Distance (km)Day
Lucknow Jn NERLJN—05:15——1
Bareilly JnBE08:3108:332234.91
Moradabad JnMB09:5209:575325.31
Najibabad JnNBD11:0811:102424.11
HaridwarHW12:1012:155492.81
DehradunDDN13:40——544.61


Dehradun - Lucknow Jn. Vande Bharat Express (22546) [8]
StationStation CodeArrivalDepartureHalt (min)Distance (km)Day
DehradunDDN—14:25——1
HaridwarHW15:2615:31551.81
Najibabad JnNBD16:1716:192120.51
Moradabad JnMB17:4017:455219.31
Bareilly JnBE19:0019:022309.71
Lucknow Jn NERLJN22:40——544.61

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express launched: Fare, timings". News9live. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat Express trains today, four existing routes extended – Check full routes, new destinations and more". Financialexpress. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (12 March 2024). "Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains". mint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Vande Bharat Express Fare: Fares for Vande Bharat Express running between Dehradun and Lucknow released, check here - informalnewz". 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "लखनऊ-देहरादून वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन 26 मार्च से चलेगी, जानें शेड्यूल". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "(22545) Lucknow Jn. - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express Live Running Status". RailRadar. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "(22546) Dehradun - Lucknow Jn. Vande Bharat Express Live Running Status". RailRadar. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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