Coimbatore Junction – Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
This Vande Bharat Express at Bengaluru Cantonment
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleTamil Nadu and Karnataka
First service30 December 2023 (30 December 2023) (Inaugural)
01 January 2024 (01 January 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)Southern Railways (SR)
Route
TerminiCoimbatore Junction (CBE)
Bangalore Cantonment (BNC)
Stops5
Distance travelled374 km (232 mi)
Average journey time06 hrs 30 mins
Service frequencySix days a week (Except Thursday)
Train number(s)20642 / 20641
Line(s) usedJolarpettai-Shoranur line (Coimbatore Jn to Salem Jn)
Salem-Bangalore line (Salem Jn to Belandur Road)
Chennai-Bengaluru City line (Belandur Road to Bengaluru Cantt.)
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed58 km/h (36 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceCoimbatore Jn (CBE)

The 20642/20641 Coimbatore - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express is India's 39th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Bangalore in Karnataka. The train was inaugurated on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ayodhya Dham Junction on 30 December 2023 and started scheduled commercial service from 1 January 2024.

Overview

The train is the 39th Vande Bharat express and connects Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Bangalore in Karnataka.[1] The train is run by Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways.[2] This train underwent trial runs on the last week of December.[3][4] The train was inaugurated on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ayodhya Dham Junction on 30 December 2023 and started scheduled commercial service from 1 January 2024.[5][6]

Rakes

It is the thirty-seventh second generation and twenty-third mini (eight-car) Vande Bharat train-set which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[7]

Service

The train currently operates six days a week, covering a distance of 375 km (233 mi) in a travel time of 6 hours and 30 minutes at an average speed of 58 km/h (36 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 110 km/h (68 mph). The train plies from Coimbatore Junction to Bangalore Cantonment with halts at Tiruppur, Erode Jn., Salem Jn., Dharmapuri and Hosur.[8] The train operates six days a week and has five scheduled halts.[9]

Coach composition

The train has seven AC Chair Car (aqua) and one Executive Chair Car (pink) coaches.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
20642 | C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 E1 C2 C1 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
20641 | C1 C2 E1 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 |

Schedule

The schedule of the train is given below:-

20642/20641 Coimbatore Junction - Bangalore Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
20642 Stations 20641
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 05:00 Coimbatore Junction 20:00 ----
05:36 05:38 Tiruppur 19:03 19:05
06:17 06:20 Erode Junction 18:22 18:25
07:12 07:15 Salem Junction 17:27 17:30
08:18 08:20 Dharmapuri 16:08 16:10
09:48 09:50 Hosur 14:38 14:40
11:30 ---- Bangalore Cantonment ---- 13:40

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vande Bharat trains between Bengaluru - Coimbatore and Mangaluru - Madgaon launched". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "'Coimbatore-Bengaluru Vande Bharat to start from Dec. 30'". The Times of India. 25 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Trial run of Coimbatore-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express completed within five hours and 40 minutes". The Hindu. 27 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vande Bharat Express takes 6 hours 2 minutes from Bengaluru to Coimbatore on trial run". The New Indian Express. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "PM Modi flags off 2 Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains in Ayodhya". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "PM Modi flags off 2 new Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains during Ayodhya visit; check routes & other details". The Times of India. 30 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Coimbatore- Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express to be launched on Dec 30". News9live. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Coimbatore–Bangalore Cantonment Vande Bharat Express". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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