Vande Bharart Train
Vande Bharat Express is the World’s first Semi High-Speed Passenger Train, Another Name for the Vande Bharat Train is Train 18. This is India’s first designed and manufactured Semi High-Speed Train. It was designed by RDSO and Manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), which is located in Chennai. It is made at a low-cost maintenance and operational optimization.
For manufacturing 16 coach Vande Bharat train cost is Nearly Rs.115 Crores and manufacturing 9 coach Vande Bharat train cost is Nearly Rs.77 Crores. Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal announced on January 27, 2019, that the name of Train number 18 will be changed to Vande Bharat Express.
First Vande Bharat Express Rail was flagged off By Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi On 15 Feb 2019.This train runs between Delhi to Varanasi via Kanpur and Prayagraj.
| Maximum Speed | 180 Kmph |
| First Route | Delhi to Varanasi |
Facilities in Vande Bharat Express
- LCD Television
- Air Conditioning
- Automated doors
- Side recliner seats
- Wifi
- Bio Vaccum Toilets
- GPS-based System
Vande Bharat Train Routes
- New Delhi to Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
- New Delhi to Sri Matha Vaishno Devi Katra (J&K) Vande Bharat Express
- Gandhi Nagar to Mumbai Vande Bharat Express
- New Delhi to Himachal Pradesh(Amb Andaura) Vande Bharat Express
- Chennai to Mysuru Vande Bharat Express
- Nagpur to Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express
- Howrah to New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
- Secunderabad to Vishakapatnam Vande Bharat Express
- Mumbai to Solapur Vande Bharat Express
- Hazrat Nizamuddin(Delhi) to Rani Kamal Pati Station(Bhopal) Vande Bharat Express
- Mumbai to Shiridi Vande Bharat Express
- Secunderabad to Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
- Chennai to Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express
About Secunderabad to Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
India’s 12th Vande Bharat Express is flagged off by Narendra Modi On 8 April 2023 in Secunderabad. This is the Second Vande Bharat Express Connecting Telugu states, the first one was Secunderabad to Vishakapatnam Vande Bharat Express.
Secunderabad to Tirupati Vande Bharat Express has covered a total distance of 661 km within 8.30 hours. The Train will run 6 days per week except for Tuesday. Nalgonda, Guntur, Ongole, and Nellore are Halt Stations of Secunderabad to Tirupati Vande Bharat Express.
Ticket Rates of Secunderabad to Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
From Secunderabad to Tirupati Fares (Train no.20701)
- The fare of Secunderabad to Tirupati Vande Bharat Express ( Train no. 20701) Chair Car will be Rs.1680 including Rs.364 Catering charges, these charges are optional.
- Executive class fare is Rs. 3080 including Rs. 419 catering charges, this is optional between both stations.
| Chair Class | Rs.1680 (including catering charges) |
| Executive Class | Rs.3080 (including catering charges) |
From Tirupati to Secunderabad Fares ( Train no. 20702)
- The fare of Tirupati to Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express ( Train no. 20702) Chair Car will be Rs.1625 including Rs.308 Catering charges.
- Executive class fare is Rs. 3030 including Rs. 369 catering charges.
| Chair Class | Rs.1625 (including catering charges) |
| Executive Class | Rs.3030 (including catering charges) |
Timings
| Train | Start Time | Reach Time |
| Secunderabad to Tirupati Vande Bharat Express ( 20701) | 6 AM(Secunderabad) | 2.30 PM(Tirupati) |
| Tirupati to Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express ( 20702) | 3.15 PM(Tirupati) | 11.45 PM(Secunderabad) |
BHEL Vande Bharat Contract:
Vande Bharat Trains Manufacturing Contract to BHEL The Center has awarded the Vande Bharat Trains manufacturing contract to BHEL. BHEL-Titagarhadwagons will jointly undertake the manufacturing. As part of this, 80 sleeper-class Vandebharat trains will be manufactured and supplied to the railways. The Center will spend Rs.9,600 crores at the rate of Rs.120 crores for each train. BHEL announced that they also won this train management contract for up to 35 years.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A: First Vande Bharat Express is Inaugurated On 15 Feb 2019.
A: First Vande Bharat Express is inaugurated by Narendra Modi.
A: Secunderabad to Tirupati Vande Bharat Express is flagged off On 8 April 2023.
A: 180KMPH is the Maximum Speed of Vande Bharat Express.
