Six and Counting: Vande Bharat Express trains in South India.

FEATURED By Rehaan Chandy June 27, 2023

The Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru trainset, launched in November last year by PM Narendra Modi, was the 1st Vande Bharat Express in the South. Distance: 496km Time taken: 6h 30m

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The latest Vande Bharat, launched on 27 June, is the 6th in the South. It will run between KSR Bengaluru and Dharwad. Distance: 490km Time taken: 6h 25m

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Kerala's 1st and the South's 5th Vande Bharat Express was inaugurated on 25 April, and runs between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram. Distance: 587km Time taken: 8h 5m

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The South's 4th Vande Bharat was inaugurated on 8 April, between MGR Chennai Central and Coimbatore. Distance: 495km Time taken: 5h 50m

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On 8 April, PM Modi inaugurated another Vande Bharat — the 3rd for the South — running between Secunderabad and Tirupati. Distance: 661km Time taken: 8h 15m

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South's 2nd Vande Bharat, the first to connect the two Telugu states, was launched on 15 January. It runs between Vizag and Secunderabad. Distance: 698km Time taken: 8h 30m

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