Vande Bharat Express 2024: As routes cross half-century mark, here is a list of operational Vande Bharat trains

Upcoming Vande Bharat Express Route List 2024: The Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, is a semi-high-speed modern train introduced by Indian Railways. It was launched in February 2019 with a vision of India stepping towards a high-speed rail network.

With modern facilities and amenities, these trains provide a comfortable and convenient way to travel across India. The super-fast AC chair car connects major cities, ensuring a swift and hassle-free journey.

Recently, while unveiling the interim budget for 2024 on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government’s ambitious plan under Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s leadership to upgrade 40,000 conventional railway coaches to meet the Vande Bharat standards to enhance passenger safety, comfort, and convenience, marking a transformative step in enhancing India’s rail travel infrastructure.

As of March 12, it will be operational on 51 routes.

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Vande Bharat Express: Operational Routes in 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off ten new Vande Bharat trains on March 12, taking the total number of these trains past the half-century mark. Here are the 10 new routes:

Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central
Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam
Mysuru- Dr MGR Central (Chennai)
Patna- Lucknow
New Jalpaiguri-Patna
Puri-Visakhapatnam
Lucknow – Dehradun
Kalaburagi – Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru
Ranchi-Varanasi
Khajuraho- Delhi (Nizamuddin)

Here’s a more comprehensive list of Vande Bharat Express routes that were operational as of February 2024:

No	Train name	Train number	Origin station	Terminal station	Travel time
1	New Delhi – Varanasi Vande Bharat Express	22436/ 22435	New Delhi	Varanasi Junction	08h 00m
2	New Delhi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express	22439/ 22440	New Delhi	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	08h 00m
3	Mumbai Central – Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express	20901/ 20902	Mumbai Central	Gandhinagar Capital	06h 25m
4	New Delhi – Amb Andaura Vande Bharat Express	22447/ 22448	New Delhi	Amb Andaura	05h 15m
5	MGR Chennai Central – Mysuru Vande Bharat Express	20607/ 20608	MGR Chennai Central	Mysore Junction	06h 30m
6	Bilaspur – Nagpur Vande Bharat Express	20825/ 20826	Bilaspur Junction	Nagpur Junction	05h 30m
7	Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express	22301/ 22302	Howrah Junction	New Jalpaiguri Junction	07h 30m
8	Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express	20833/ 20834	Visakhapatnam Junction	Secunderabad Junction	08h 30m
9	Mumbai CSMT – Solapur Vande Bharat Express	22225/ 22226	Mumbai CSMT	Solapur	06h 35m
10	Mumbai CSMT – Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express	22223/ 22224	Mumbai CSMT	Sainagar Shirdi	05h 5m
11	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) – Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express	20171/ 20172	Habibganj (Rani Kamalapati)	Hazrat Nizamuddin	07h 30m
12	Secunderabad – Tirupati Vande Bharat Express	20701/ 20702	Secunderabad Junction	Tirupati	08h 15m
13	MGR Chennai Central – Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express	20643/ 20644	MGR Chennai Central	Coimbatore Junction	06h 00m
14	Ajmer – Delhi Cantonment Vande Bharat Express	20977/ 20978	Ajmer Junction	Delhi Cantonment	05h 15m
15	Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Kottayam)	20633/ 20634	Kasaragod	Thiruvananthapuram Central	08h 10m
16	Howrah – Puri Vande Bharat Express	22895/ 22896	Howrah Junction	Puri	06h 25m
17	Dehradun – Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express	22458/ 22457	Dehradun Terminal	Delhi Anand Vihar	04h 45m
18	New Jalpaiguri – Guwahati Vande Bharat Express	22227/ 22228	New Jalpaiguri Junction	Guwahati	05h 30m
19	Mumbai CSMT – Madgaon Vande Bharat Express	22229/ 22230	Mumbai CSMT	Madgaon Junction	07h 45m
20	Patna – Ranchi Vande Bharat Express	22349/ 22350	Patna Junction	Ranchi Junction	06h 00m
21	KSR Bengaluru – Dharwad Vande Bharat Express	20661/ 20662	KSR Bengaluru City Jn	Dharwad	06h 25m
22	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) – Rewa Vande Bharat Express	20173/ 20174	Habibganj (Rani Kamalapati)	Rewa Terminal	08h 00m
23	Indore – Nagpur Vande Bharat Express	20911/ 20912	Indore Junction	Nagpur Junction	08h 20m
24	Jodhpur – Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat Express	12461/ 12462	Jodhpur Junction	Sabarmati Junction	06h 00m
25	Gorakhpur – Lucknow Charbagh Vande Bharat Express	22549/ 22550	Gorakhpur Junction	Lucknow Charbagh	04h 10m
26	Udaipur City – Jaipur Vande Bharat Express	20979/ 20980	Udaipur City	Jaipur Junction	06h 20m
27	MGR Chennai Central – Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express	20677/ 20678	MGR Chennai Central	Vijayawada Junction	06h 40m
28	Chennai Egmore – Tirunelveli Vande Bharat Express	20665/ 20666	Chennai Egmore	Tirunelveli Junction	07h 50m
29	Kacheguda – Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express	20703/ 20704	Kacheguda	Yesvantpur Junction	08h 15m
30	Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express	22348/ 22347	Patna Junction	Howrah Junction	06h 35m
31	Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express	20898/ 20897	Ranchi Junction	Howrah Junction	07h 05m
32	Puri – Rourkela Vande Bharat Express	20836/ 20835	Puri	Rourkela Junction	07h 45m
33	Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Alappuzha)	20631/ 20632	Kasaragod	Thiruvananthapuram Central	08h 05m
34	Ahmedabad – Jamnagar Vande Bharat Express	22925/ 22926	Ahmedabad Junction	Jamnagar	04h 25m
35	Varanasi – New Delhi Vande Bharat Express	22415/ 22416	Varanasi Junction	New Delhi	08h 05m
36	Anand Vihar – Ayodhya Dham Vande Bharat Express	22426/ 22425	Delhi Anand Vihar	Ayodhya Dham	08h 20m
37	SMVD Katra – New Delhi Vande Bharat Express	22478/ 22477	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	New Delhi	08h 00m
38	Amritsar – Delhi Junction Vande Bharat Express	22488/ 22487	Amritsar Junction	Delhi Junction	05h 30m
39	Coimbatore – Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express	20642/ 20641	Coimbatore Junction	Bangalore Cantonment	06h 30m
40	Mangaluru Central – Madgaon Vande Bharat Express	20646/ 20645	Mangaluru Central	Madgaon Junction	04h 35m
41	Jalna – Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express	20705/ 20706	Jalna	Mumbai CSMT	07h 20m