Vande Bharat Train Schedule Agra To Vanaras After the launch of Udaipur-Agra Vande Bharat two days ago, Agra division has got another Vande Bharat. Vande Bharat has been received from Banaras to Agra. Thousands of tourists come to Agra from Varanasi and Prayagraj every day. This 12 coach train will run six days a week, except Friday.
Vande Bharat Train: Agra Railway Division has got the second Vande Bharat in two days. The Railway Board has approved the operation of Vande Bharat between Agra and Varanasi. The distance of 573 km will be covered in seven hours. Currently it takes more than ten hours to cover this distance.
This will be the fourth Vande Bharat of the division. Its average speed will be 81.86 km per hour. The fare of the train and the date of operation will be announced by the Railways soon. The running of this train will give wings to tourism in Agra.
There was a demand for a long time
Vande Bharat was being demanded for Prayagraj, Ayodhya and Varanasi for a long time. Agra Railway Division Administration had recently sent a proposal for Ayodhya and Varanasi Vande Bharat. Chief Passenger Transport Manager (CPTM) Basant Kumar Sharma has issued orders. The train will leave from Agra Cantt Railway Station at six in the morning and reach Varanasi at one in the afternoon. It will leave from Varanasi station at 3.20 pm and reach Agra at 10.22 pm. The train will stop at Prayagraj Junction, Kanpur Central, Etawah, Tundla stations. The maximum speed of the train will be 160 km and the average speed will be 81.86 km.
Udaipur Vande Bharat will run for six days
Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Amit Anand said that the fare and date of the train will be announced soon. This is the fourth Vande Bharat of Agra Railway Division. The third Vande Bharat started operating on September 2. Udaipur-Agra Cantt Vande Bharat. The train will run for six days except Friday. This is the first train of North Central Railway. Repair work will be done in Agra.
When did which Vande Bharat run in the division
- First Vande Bharat, from Rani Kamlapati Bhopal to Hazrat Nizamuddin in April 2023
- Second Vande Bharat, from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Khajuraho in March 2024
- Third Vande Bharat, from Udaipur to Agra Cantt on 2 September 2024
- Fourth Vande Bharat, soon from Varanasi to Agra Cantt
There will be 12 coaches
Vande Bharat running between Varanasi and Agra will have 12 coaches. In this, ten coaches will be of chair car category and two coaches will be of executive category. One chair car coach has 78 seats and one executive coach has 56 seats.
Thousands of tourists come every day
Thousands of tourists come from Varanasi and Prayagraj every day. These tourists visit Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and other tourist places. Tourism entrepreneurs had been demanding for a long time to run Vande Bharat between Agra and Varanasi. Now Vande Bharat will not run between Agra and Prayagraj. Maha Kumbh Mela is going to be held in Prayagraj next year. In such a situation, it is believed that there will be no decrease in the number of passengers in Vande Bharat.
Prime Minister will flag off
Soon there will be a program at Agra Cantt station. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Vande Bharat. This program will be held in Agra or New Delhi. It will be decided soon.
Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat is good from tourism point of view. This will benefit the tourism industry. The number of tourists will increase. Such trains should be operated for other cities. Sunil Gupta, Chairman Northern Region, Indian Association of Tour Operators
For a long time, there was a demand for a train from Agra to Varanasi and Prayagraj. Now this demand has been fulfilled. This is a big achievement for Agra. Pankaj Agarwal, Member Railway Advisory Committee
Operation timings of Vande Bharat Express from Agra to Varanasi
– Agra Cantt: Departure at 6 am – Tundla: Arrival at 6.48 am, departure at 6.50 am – Etawah Junction: Arrival at 7.40 am, departure at 7.42 am – Kanpur Central: Arrival at 9.15 am, departure at 9.20 am – Prayagraj Junction: Arrival at 11.25 am, departure at 11.30 am – Varanasi Junction: Arrival at 1 pm –
From Varanasi to Agra
– Varanasi Junction: Departure at 3.20 pm – Prayagraj Junction: Arrival at 4.50 pm, departure at 4.55 pm – Kanpur Central: Arrival at 6.57 pm, departure at 7.02 pm – Etawah Junction: Arrival at 8.17 pm, departure at 8.19 pm – Tundla Junction: Arrival at 9.32 am, departure at 9.34 pm – Agra Cantt Station: Arrival at 10.20 am