26th Vande Bharat Express is all set for its travel between Chennai and Tirunelveli
Another Vande Bharat Express is soon set to arrive in Tamil Nadu. According to sources in the media, India’s 26th Vande Bharat Express is expected to travel between Chennai and Tirunelveli in the first week of August. In the first week of August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to officially introduce the renowned semi-high-speed express train.
Tirunelveli <-> Chennai Vande Bharat train will be inaugurated on 06th August 2023 pic.twitter.com/CBmxHpgbTN
— Tirunelveli (@Porunaicity) July 31, 2023
The morning departure from Tirunelveli and afternoon arrival at Chennai Egmore are the schedules for the eight-car train. It will go 650 kilometres in under eight hours. Currently, the Nellai Express travels from Chennai to Tirunelveli in around 10 hours and 40 minutes, whereas the Kanyakumari Express and Nagercoil Express take about 11 hours.
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The inauguration of the Vande Bharat Express, according to a Madurai division official, will also take care of the demand for daytime travel from Chennai’s Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar districts. In addition to reducing the demand for night trains, this new rail service is anticipated to improve connectivity to the southern region by offering speedier travel choices.
Weekends and festival seasons saw a spike in the number of passengers travelling along the Chennai-Tirunelveli-Nagercoil stretch. The festive rush in this area is now anticipated to decrease dramatically with the inauguration of the Vande Bharat Express, which will be advantageous to travellers from the Tiruchy, Madurai, and Virudhunagar districts who for years had to pay excessive rates to bus drivers.
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The Madurai Railway Division has instructed its staff to finish the tasks required to maintain the Vande Bharat rake at Tirunelveli yard before the anticipated launch. The rake was recently delivered to Southern Railway by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, and testing is now taking place. The rake will be moved to Tirunelveli when the testing is finished to get ready for the formal presentation, the official continued.Nearly four months ago, the electrification and doubling projects on the Madurai-Tirunelveli section were finished.
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