Southern Railway is set to run an overnight Vande Bharat Express between Tamil Nadu’s Chennai and Karnataka’s Bengaluru on November 21 in an attempt to manage the rush in the railways during the festival holidays. The railways have also decided to operate another Vande Bharat special train between Yesvantpur/SMVT Bengaluru to Chennai Central on November 20, which will cover the distance between two state capitals in 5.30 hours.
Details Of Special Vande Bharat Trains:
Chennai Central-SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express: The trains will leave Chennai Central station at 11 pm on November 21 and reach SMVT Bengaluru at 4.30 am the next day.
SMVT Bengaluru- Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express: The semi-high-speed train will leave Yesvantpur/SMVT Bengaluru at 5.15 pm on November 20 and reach Chennai Central at 10 pm on the same day.
The officials at the Southern Railway said they are operating a special Vande Bharat train overnight, irrespective of all 34 existing Vande Bharat trains that run during the day to check passengers’ response to the new services. He also stated that the Southern Railway had successfully run four special services of Vande Bharat trains between Chennai, Egmore and Tirunelveli last week to manage the huge crowd of passengers during Diwali, reported DH.
Currently, Southern Railway operates two Vande Bharat, two Shatabdi Express, one double-decker and two express trains between Chennai and Bengaluru during the day.