Indian Railways to launch three new Vande Bharat Express trains – Check routes

New Vande Bharat Express Trains Launch – Routes

The new Vande Bharat Express trains will run on:

• Bengaluru-Belagavi
• Belagavi-Bengaluru
• Ajni-Pune
• Pune-Ajni
• Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Amritsar
• Amritsar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

Vande Bharat Train Passenger Occupancy

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.

Currently, Vande Bharat Express trains are running in three different coach variants – 8, 16, and 20 coaches. The train offers two types of seating arrangements: Chair Car (CC) and Executive Chair Car (EC).