Udaipur City–Agra Cantonment Vande Bharat Express

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Udaipur City–Agra Cantonment
Vande Bharat Express
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Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
First service03 September 2024;13 months ago (03 September 2024) (Inaugural & Commercial)
Current operator North Western Railways (NWR)
Route
Termini Udaipur City (UDZ)
Agra Cantonment (AGC)
Stops7
Distance travelled610 km (379 mi)
Average journey time08 hrs 45 mins
Service frequencyThree days a week [a]
Train number20981 / 20982
Lines used
On-board services
Classes 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 speed70 km/h (43 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner Indian Railways
Rake maintenance Udaipur City (UDZ)
Rake sharing 20979/20980 Udaipur City - Jaipur - Udaipur City Vande Bharat Express

The 20981/20982 Udaipur City–Agra Cantonment Vande Bharat Express is India's 55th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Udaipur in Rajasthan with the bank city of Yamuna River, Agra in Uttar Pradesh. This express train was inaugurated on 02 September 2024 at Udaipur City [1] [2] and has another service train to Jaipur Junction. [3]

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Overview

This train currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Udaipur City, Rana Pratap Nagar, Mavli Jn, Chanderiya, Bundi, Kota Jn, Sawai Madhopur Jn, Gangapur City and Agra Cantonment. [4] [5] It currently operates with train numbers 20981/20982 on 3 days a week basis (Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays) [6] [7] and has rake sharing with Udaipur City–Jaipur Vande Bharat Express which also runs only for 3 days a week basis (Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays).

Rakes

It is the same twenty-fourth 2nd Generation and twelfth 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. [8]

Service

The 20981/20982 Udaipur City - Agra Cantt Vande Bharat Express operates on Mon, Thu, Sat, covering a distance of 610 km (380 mi) in a travel time of 8 hours with an average speed of 70 km/h (43 mph). The service has 7 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Only Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays

References

  1. ↑ "Udaipur-Agra Vande Bharat | Udaipur Kiran". udaipurkiran.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "उदयपुर से आगरा के बीच वंदे भारत ट्रेन ने भरी रफ्तार, 7 शहरों में होगा स्टॉपेज, यहां देखिए किराया, टाइम टेबल सबकुछ". Zee Business (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Vande Bharat Express: This state got a new Vande Bharat Express train, know everything from route, timing, fare and stops - informalnewz". 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "New Vande Bharat Superfast Train Between Udaipur and Agra; Check Route and Stops". Native Planet. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vande Bharat Train: Agra Gets Its Third Vande Bharat Train". www.india.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "New Vande Bharat Express Train from Udaipur to Agra Route, Schedule, Time Table". Zee News. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "New Vande Bharat Superfast Train Between Udaipur City And Agra Cantt; Check Route, Stops, Timings". www.india.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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