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Varanasi Junction - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi
First service	18 December 2023 (18 December 2023) (Inaugural) 20 December 2023; 12 months ago (20 December 2023) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways (NR)
Route
Termini	Varanasi Junction (BSB) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	2
Distance travelled	755 km (469 mi)
Average journey time	08 hrs 05 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number(s)	22415 / 22416
Line(s) used	Varanasi–Prayagraj line (via Gyanpur Road) DDU–Kanpur section Kanpur–Delhi section
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi Infotainment System Electric outlets Reading light Seat Pockets Bottle Holder Tray Table
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	94 km/h (58 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	480 metres (1,570 ft) (20 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	New Delhi (Shakur Basti DEMU Care Center)
Route map Legend 22415 ↓ Varanasi Junction Prayagraj Junction Kanpur Central Uttar Pradesh New Delhi border 22416 ↑ New Delhi

The 22415/22416 Varanasi - New Delhi -Varanasi Vande Bharat SF Express is India's 35th Vande Bharat Superfast Express train, connecting the city of Varanasi with the capital city of India, New Delhi. This will be the 2nd Vande Bharat Express train which will run on the New Delhi-Varanasi train line after 15 February 2019.

This Superfast Express train was inaugurated on 18 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi's Barki village who was welcomed by Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. It is the fastest train on new delhi Varanasi route

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Varanasi Jn, Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn, Kanpur Ctrl and New Delhi. It is currently operated with train numbers 22415/22416 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It is the thirty-third 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.

Service

The 22415/22416 Varanasi - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 755 km (469 mi) in a travel time of 8 hrs 5 mins with an average speed of 94 km/h (58 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

See also

• New Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
• Vande Bharat Express
• Tejas Express
• Gatimaan Express
• Varanasi Junction railway station
• New Delhi railway station

Notes

1. Except Tuesdays

References

1. "Varanasi Gets Second Vande Bharat Express; PM Modi To Flag Off Train To New Delhi | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
2. "PM to flag off second Vande Bharat, Tamil Sangamam during 2-day visit". The Times of India. 16 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
3. "Delhi to Varanasi: Vande Bharat's Launch Date Announced! - TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
4. Shah, Narendra (15 February 2019). "PM Modi flags off engine-less Vande Bharat Express". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
5. Athrady, Ajith. "PM Modi flags off second Vande Bharat train between Varanasi and Delhi". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
6. "New Trains: Varanasi will get the gift of two more trains including Vande Bharat, PM Modi will flag off on this day - informalnewz". 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
7. "Second Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express To Be Flagged Off By PM Modi | DETAILS". TimesNow. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
8. "2nd Vande Bharat Express to run on Delhi-Varanasi route, PM Modi may inaugurate train on Dec 18". News9live. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
9. "Modi in Varanasi Day 2: PM to launch 2nd 'saffron' Vande Bharat, 402 km section of eastern freight corridor today". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
10. "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)☆
East Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn. Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn.☆ Bhubaneswar ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Gaya Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Bhagalpur Jn.☆
North Central Railway	Agra Cantonment ⇔ Banaras☆
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn☆ Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal☆
Northeast Frontier Railway	New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati☆ New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
Northern Railway	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☆ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ Deoghar Jn.☆
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn. Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment☆
South Central Railway	Jalna ⇔ Mumbai CSMT☆ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn.☆ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.☆ Durg Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.
South Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Howrah Jn. ⇔ Rourkela Jn.☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Brahmapur☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
South Western Railway	KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Dharwad☆ Mysuru Jn. ⇔ MGR Chennai Central☆ SSS Hubballi Jn. ⇔ Pune Jn.☆
Southern Railway	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☆
West Central Railway	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa☆
Western Railway	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.☆ Ahmedabad ⇔ Okha☆ Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central
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