MGR Chennai Central–Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express
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The 20677/20678 MGR Chennai Central - Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express is India's 27th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Chennai city in Tamil Nadu with Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.[1]
Overview
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting MGR Chennai Central, Renigunta Jn, Nellore, Ongole, Tenali Jn and Vijayawada Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20677/20678 on 6 days a week basis.
Rakes
It is the twenty-fifth 2nd Generation and thirteenth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train[broken anchor] which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[2]
Service
The 20677/20678 MGR Chennai Central - Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 514 km (319 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 40 mins with an average speed of 77 km/h (48 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).
See also
- Vande Bharat Express
- Tejas Express
- Gatimaan Express
- Chennai Central railway station
- Vijayawada Junction railway station
Notes
- ^ Except Tuesdays
References
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- Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon^
- Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi
- Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur
- Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru^
- Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.^
- Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.^
- Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)^
- Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn^
- Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal^
- Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn.^
- Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.^
- New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura
- Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal^
- New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
- New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn.
- Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi
- SMVD Katra ⇔ New Delhi
- Hazrat Nizamuddin ⇔ Khajuraho Jn.^
- Meerut City Jn. ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh^
- Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn.^
- Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)^
- Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.^
- Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment^
- Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.^
- Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment^
- Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Alappuzha)^
- Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Kottayam)
- Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.^
- MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.^
- MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn.
- MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.^
- Chennai Egmore ⇔ Nagercoil Jn.
- Madurai Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment^
- Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa^