The Vande Bharat service between Madurai and Bengaluru Cantonment will be operated six days a week, except on Tuesday.
Credit: CMO Karnataka
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat trains on Saturday via video conferencing.
These three Vande Bharat Express will operate on three routes: Meerut - Lucknow , Madurai - Bengaluru and Chennai - Nagercoil.
The Meerut City - Lucknow Vande Bharat will help passengers save around 1 hour in comparison to the current fastest train between the two cities. Likewise, the Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Vande Bharat and Madurai - Bengaluru Vande Bharat trains will cover the journey, saving more than 2 hours and around 1 .30 hour respectively, said the statement.
“These new Vande Bharat trains shall provide the people of the region the world class means to travel with speed and comfort and will cater to three states - Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. The introduction of these Vande Bharat Express trains will herald a new standard of rail service to meet the needs of regular travellers, professionals, business and student community in immense measure”, the statement added.
The Vande Bharat was first launched on February 15, 2019 and at present more than 100 Vande Bharat Express train services operational across the country extending connectivity to over 280 districts, said the statement.