Madurai Junction–Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express

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Madurai Junction - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
First service31 August 2024 (31 August 2024) (Inaugural)
02 September 2024;13 days ago (02 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s) Southern Railways (SR)
Route
Termini Madurai Junction (MDU)
Bengaluru Cantonment (BNC)
Stops6
Distance travelled573 km (356 mi)
Average journey time07 hrs 45 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)20671 / 20672
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 speed74 km/h (46 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Rake maintenance Madurai Jn (MDU)

The 20671/20672 Madurai Junction - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express is India's 53rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Temple city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu with the Silicon City of Bangalore in Karnataka. This express train was initially slated to be inaugurated on 20 June 2024, but has been postponed due to administrative reasons. Later on 31 August 2024, it was inaugurated on 31 August 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from New Delhi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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History

During the trial run for this express, it was scheduled to take place on June 17 2024, where it would depart from Madurai in the morning and terminate at SMVT Bengaluru in the afternoon. This trainset (Rake number 61) would depart from SMVT Bengaluru post noon and would reach Madurai in the night as Madurai SMVT Bangalore Vandebharat Express but during inaugural run and at regular commercial run, it has been provided a new destination at Bangalore Cantonment along with additional stoppage at Namakkal. [8]

Overview

This express train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Madurai Junction, Dindigul Jn, Trichy Jn, Karur Jn, Namakkal, Salem Jn, Krishnarajapuram and Bengaluru Cantonment. [9] It is currently operated with train numbers 20671/20672 on 6 days a week basis. [10] [11] [12]

Rakes

It is the fifty-first 2nd Generation and thirty-fifth 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. [13]

Service

The 20671/20672 Madurai Junction - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 573 km (356 mi) in a travel time of 07 hrs 45 mins with average speed of 74 km/h. [14] The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ↑ Except Tuesdays

See also

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