Indian Railways to launch Delhi-Bikaner Vande Bharat train soon

On Thursday, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and urged the introduction of a new Vande Bharat train between Delhi and Bikaner, after which Vaishnaw announced that the service will be launched soon.

Vande Bharat Express train for Rajasthan

Currently, eight Vande Bharat Express train services are operating in Rajasthan. These are as follows:

• • Train number 20977 Ajmer-Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express
  • Train number 20978 Chandigarh-Ajmer Vande Bharat Express
  • Train number 12461 Jodhpur-Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express
  • Train number 12462 Sabarmati-Jodhpur Vande Bharat Express
  • Train number 20979 Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express
  • Train number 20980 Jaipur-Udaipur Vande Bharat Express
  • Train number 20981 Udaipur-Agra Cantt Vande Bharat Express
  • Train number 20982 Agra Cantt-Udaipur Vande Bharat Express

Vande Bharat Express passenger occupancy FY26

Manufactured by Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF), these semi-high-speed trains are equipped with modern coaches, advanced safety features and passenger amenities. According to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Vande Bharat Express trains have been running with over 100 per cent on all routes.

The overall occupancy of Vande Bharat Express trains in the financial year 2024-25 is 102.01 per cent. However, in the ongoing fiscal year i.e. FY26, the passenger occupancy of these new age trains are 105.03 per cent (till June 2025).

“The overall occupancy of Vande Bharat Express trains in Financial Year 2024-25 & 2025-26 (till June, 2025) is 102.01% & 105.03% respectively,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Lok Sabha on Wednesday (July 30, 2025).

Vande Bharat Express train features

• Fitted with KAVACH.
• Higher acceleration with design/operating speed of 180/160 kmph.
• Air conditioning units with indigenously developed UV-C lamp based disinfection system.
• Jerk Free Semi-Permanent couplers.
• Centrally controlled Automatic Plug Doors and Fully Sealed wider gangways.
• Better Ride Comfort.
• CCTVs in all Coaches.
• Emergency Alarm Push buttons and Talk Back Units on all Coaches.
• Improved fire safety – Aerosol based fire detection and suppression system in electrical cabinets and lavatories.
• For Divyangjan passengers special lavatory in the driving coaches on each end.
• Driver-Guard communication with voice recording facility & Crash hardened memory. Coach condition monitoring System (CCMS) display with remote monitoring.