Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express to start from September 25: 5 things to know

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Vande Bharat Express: PM Modi likely to inaugurate 9 semi-high speed trains on 24 September. Check routes, other details A release by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) noted, “The introduction of these Vande Bharat trains will herald a new standard of rail service in the country.

These trains, equipped with world class amenities and advanced safety features, including Kavach technology, will be a key step towards providing modern, speedy and comfortable means of travel to common people, professionals, businessmen, student community and tourists." The 9 new trains to be inaugurated by PM Modi include Udaipur – Jaipur Vande Bharat Express, Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express, Hyderabad –Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, Vijayawada – Chennai (via Renigunta) Vande Bharat Express, Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express, Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express, Rourkela - Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express, Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express. 1) The Hyderabad – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is around 2.5 hours faster than all other trains on the route and is expected to have a travel time of around 7 hours.

2) The new Vande Bharat train running between Kacheguda (Hyderabad) and Yeswantpur (Bengaluru) will not have any stoppage in Karnataka. It will have stoppages at Mahabubnagar, Kurnool, Anantapur, and Dharamvaram stations, reported Hindustan Times.

3) The Vande Bharat train is expected to leave Hyderabad's Kacheguda station and will start again from Yeswantpur by 2:45 pm reaching its destination in Hyderabad by 11:15 pm. Reportedly, the new train will operate six days a week and will be halted on Wednesday for weekly maintenance works.