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Top 10 longest Vande Bharat train routes in India – Full list

10 Longest Route Vande Bharat Trains List: The Vande Bharat Express can run up to a maximum speed of 160 kmph. The train offers passengers a faster, more comfortable, and premium travel experience.

Written by Anish Mondal
Updated: October 6, 2025 02:49 PM IST

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Presently, over 150 Vande Bharat Express train services are operational across the country.

Vande Bharat train, Vande Bharat Express Trains List: The Vande Bharat Express trains have significantly improved rail connectivity between two distances. Designed and manufactured by the Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF), these semi-high-speed trains have registered full occupancies since their inception.

The first Vande Bharat Express train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15, 2019, on the New Delhi-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi route. It is also the country’s first indigenously-developed semi-high-speed train.

Vande Bharat train speed

The Vande Bharat Express can run up to a maximum speed of 160 kmph. The train offers passengers a faster, more comfortable, and premium travel experience. Presently, over 150 Vande Bharat Express train services are operational across the country.

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Top 10 longest Vande Bharat train routes in India: Full List

India’s longest Vande Bharat Express operates in Maharashtra, connecting Ajni to Pune. Other notable long-distance Vande Bharat train routes include Varanasi–New Delhi, Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil, Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad, Rani Kamlapati–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Ajmer–Chandigarh, Secunderabad–Tirupati, Hazrat Nizamuddin–Khajuraho, New Delhi–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, and Chennai Egmore–Tirunelveli.

Serial Number	Train Numbers	Routes	Distance	Stoppages
1	26102/26101	Ajni-Pune-Ajni	881	Wardha, Badnera, Akola, Bhusaval, Jalgaon, Manmad, Kopargaon, Ahmednagar, DDCC
2	22435/22436	Varanasi-New Delhi-Varanasi	759	Varanasi, Prayagraj, Kanpur, New Delhi
	22416/22415	New Delhi-Varanasi-New Delhi	759	New Delhi, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Banaras
3	20627/20628	Chennai Egmore-Nagercoil-Chennai Egmore	726	Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Villupuram, Trichy, Madrai, Nagercoil
4	20833/20834	Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam	703	Visakhapatnam, Rajamundry, Vijaywada, Khammam, Warangal, Secunderabad
	20707/20708	Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad	703	Secunderabad, Warangal, Khammam, Vijaywada, Samalkot, Visakhapatnam
5	20171/20172	Rani Kamlapati-Hazrat Nizamuddin-Rani Kamlapati	699	Rani Kamlapati, Virangana Laxmibai Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cantt, Nizamuddin
6	20977/20978	Ajmer-Chandigarh-Ajmer	675	Ajmer, Jaipur, Alwar, Gurgaon, Delhi Cantt
7	20701/20702	Secunderabad-Tirupati-Secunderabad	661	Tirupati, Nellore, Ongole, Guntur, Nalgonda, Secunderabad
8	22470/22469	Hazrat Nizamuddin-Khajuraho-Hazrat Nizamuddin	658	Hazrat Nizamuddin, Palwal, Gwalior, VGL Jhansi, Tikamgarh, Khajuraho
9	22439/22440	New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi	655	New Delhi, Ambala, Ludhiana, Jammu Tawi, Katra
10	22477/22478	New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi	655	New Delhi, Ambala, Ludhiana, Jammu Tawi, Katra

(Source: Ministry of Railways)

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Anish Mondal

Anish Mondal is a business journalist with over nine years of experience. He writes on diverse subjects such as Infrastructure, Railways, Roadways, Aviation, Politics, Market, Parliamentary affairs, Corporate earnings, General and International news etc. ... Read More

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