Vande Bharat Express: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the Vande Bharat Express connecting Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam through video conference. This is the first Vande Bharat Express to connect two Telugu speaking states – Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the Vande Bharat Express connecting Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam through video conference. This is the first Vande Bharat Express to connect two Telugu speaking states – Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Train booking starting from january 16
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and several ministers of the Telangana government were personally present at the Secunderabad railway station on the occasion. The regular service of this new train will start on January 16 and ticket booking has started from Saturday.
Know at what time the train will run?
Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Express (20833) will leave Visakhapatnam at 5:45 am and reach Secunderabad at 2:15 pm. The Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam train (20834) will leave Secunderabad at 3:00 pm and reach Visakhapatnam at 11:30 pm.
Train carrying capacity of 1,128 passengers
This train will stop at Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Khammam and Warangal in both the directions. Vande Bharat Express is completely made in India and equipped with modern facilities. It takes passengers to their destination quickly and makes traveling a pleasant experience.
In this express, there is also an indigenously made armor facility which prevents trains from colliding. Comprising a total of 14 AC Chair Car and two Executive AC Chair Car coaches, this train has a passenger carrying capacity of 1,128. The Prime Minister flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express running between New Delhi and Varanasi in February 2019.
