The presence of Vande Bharat Express is increasing in India. The latest addition to the list of semi-high-speed trains in India will be on the Chennai-Coimbatore route. PM Narendra Modi will flag off the train on the new route from Chennai station on 8th April. With this, there will be India’s 12th Vande Bharat Express, while South India will get the second unit. Earlier, PM Modi had flagged off the Mysore-Chennai Vande Bharat Express on November 11, 2012.
A trial run of the Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express was conducted earlier. In the trial, the train reached the destination 22 minutes before its scheduled time of 11.40 am. According to officials, the train left Chennai station at 5:40 am and reached Coimbatore at 11:18 am. In other words, the train covered the distance in five hours and 38 minutes. Apart from this, the train also successfully completed its return journey.
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With stoppages at Tiruppur, Erode and Salem, Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express train will cover the distance of 495.28 kms between Chennai and Coimbatore in 6 hrs 10 mins. Like other trains, this train will be operated 6 days a week.
As per the latest updates, the train is scheduled to leave Coimbatore at 6 AM and reach Chennai Central around 1210 PM. On the return journey, the Vande Bharat train will leave Chennai Central at 2.20 pm and reach Coimbatore at 8.30 pm.
The Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express will have 530 seats for eight coaches, one of which is an executive coach. Apart from this, the train will have advanced facilities with WiFi connectivity, sliding doors, reclining chairs and other facilities for the convenience of the passengers.
Currently, Vande Bharat Express is operational on 11 routes in India, including Bhopal-New Delhi, Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar Capital; Mumbai – Sainagar Shirdi, Mumbai – Solapur, New Delhi-Varanasi, New Delhi – Shri Vaishno Devi Mata Katra, Amb Andaura – New Delhi, Mysuru – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Chennai Central, Nagpur – Bilaspur, Howrah – New Jalpaiguri, and Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam.