Coimbatore–Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express

Coimbatore Junction – Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
This Vande Bharat Express at Bengaluru Cantonment
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
First service	30 December 2023 (30 December 2023) (Inaugural) 01 January 2024; 13 months ago (01 January 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways (SR)
Route
Termini	Coimbatore Junction (CBE) Bangalore Cantonment (BNC)
Stops	5
Distance travelled	374 km (232 mi)
Average journey time	06 hrs 30 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week (Except Thursday)
Train number(s)	20642 / 20641
Line(s) used	Jolarpettai-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 arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi Infotainment System Electric outlets Reading light Seat Pockets Bottle Holder Tray Table
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Coimbatore Jn (CBE)
Route map 20642 ↓ Coimbatore Junction Tiruppur Erode Junction Salem Junction Dharmapuri Hosur Tamil Nadu Karnataka border 20641 ↑ Bangalore Cantonment

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 operates six days a week, covering a distance of 375 kilometres (233 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of 58 km/h (36 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 110 km/h (68 mph).[8] The train operates six days a week and has five scheduled halts.[9]

See also

• Vande Bharat Express
• Tejas Express
• Gatimaan Express
• KSR Bengaluru–Coimbatore Uday Express
• Coimbatore Junction railway station
• Bangalore Cantonment railway station

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.