Three new Vande Bharat Express trains have been launched for Maharashtra. With this, the total number of Vande Bharat Express in the state has increased to 11.
Indian Railways is continuously increasing the number of Vande Bharat trains. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched three new Vande Bharat Express trains for Maharashtra through video link. With this, the total number of Vande Bharat Express in the state has increased to 11. According to Indian Railways, the newly launched trains will run on Nagpur-Secunderabad, Kolhapur-Pune and Pune-Hubli routes.
Before the introduction of these trains, Maharashtra had eight Vande Bharat Express trains operated by Western Railway and Central Railway. Of these trains, Western Railway operates Vande Bharat on Mumbai-Ahmedabad and Mumbai-Gandhinagar routes, while Central Railway operates Vande Bharat trains on Mumbai-Madgaon, Mumbai-Solapur, Mumbai-Sai Nagar Shirdi, Mumbai-Jalna, Nagpur-Raipur, and Nagpur-Bilaspur routes. Now that the new trains have reopened, railway connectivity in these regions has become more accessible for passengers.
Let us know the stoppages and time table of the three Vande Bharat trains started from Maharashtra: –
Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Express
This train will run every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. It will leave from Pune at 2:15 pm and reach Kolhapur at 7:40 pm. On return, it will leave from Kolhapur at 8:15 am and reach Pune at 1:30 pm. This Vande Bharat train will stop at stations like Miraj, Sangli, Kirloskarwadi, Karad, and Satar.
Pune-Hubli Vande Bharat Express
This train will run every Thursday, Saturday and Monday. It will leave from Pune at 4:15 pm and reach Hubli at 11:40 pm. On return, it will leave from Hubli at 5:00 am and reach Pune at 1:30 pm. This train will have stoppages at Satar, Sangli, Miraj, Belgaum, and Dharwad.
Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express
This train will run six days a week except Tuesday. It will depart from Nagpur at 5:00 am and reach Secunderabad at 12:15 pm. On the return journey, this train will depart from Secunderabad at 1:00 pm and reach Nagpur at 8:20 pm. This train has halts at stations like Sevagram, Chandrapur, Ballarshah, Ramgundam, and Kazipat.
