Lok Sabha Question No. 2977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Operation of Vande Bharat Trains in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2977 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025

## OPERATION OF VANDE BHARAT TRAINS IN MAHARASHTRA AND

## MADHYA PRADESH

†2977. DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  Vande  Bharat  trains  operating  across  the  various States of the country, particularly in Maharashtra  and  Madhya Pradesh, Zone-wise;
- (b) the benefits derived/profit earned by the Government by increasing
- the number and frequency of Vande Bharat trains;
- (c) the details of the number of trains which have been rescheduled to make room for Vande Bharat trains, train category and zone-wise;
- (d)  the  number  of  passengers  availing  Vande  Bharat  train  services along with the number of Vande Bharat trains running at full passenger capacity presently, zone-wise; and
- (e) the details thereof, particularly  of  Maharashtra  and  Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e)  Indian  Railways  have  introduced  Vande  Bharat  services which  are  semi-high  speed  trains  and  are  aimed  to  provide  better travel  experience  and  improved  safety  to  the  passengers.  These services  are  equipped  with  enhanced  safety  features  and  modern passenger amenities like-

- I.
- KAVACH system
- II. Faster acceleration
- III. Fully Sealed Gangway
- IV. Automatic Plug Doors
- V. Better Ride Comfort
- VI. Mini Pantry with provision of Hot Case
- VII. Bottle Cooler
- VIII. Deep freezer & Hot water Boiler
- IX. Reclining Ergonomic Seats
- X. Comfortable Seating with revolving seats in executive class
- XI.
- Mobile charging sockets for every seat
- XII. Special  lavatory  for  Divyangjan  passengers  in  Driving  Trailer Car(DTC),
- XIII. CCTVs, etc.

As on 31 st  July, 2025, 144 Vande Bharat train services are operational on the Broad Gauge (B.G.) electrified network of Indian Railways(IR). As the Railway network straddles across state boundaries, trains are introduced,  as  per  network  requirement,  across  such  boundaries. However,  on  originating/terminating  basis,  22  Vande  Bharat  train services and 8 Vande Bharat train services are catering to the needs of  various  stations  located  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  and  Madhya Pradesh respectively.

Details  of  Vande  Bharat  train  services  serving  stations  located  in Maharashtra:

|   Sl | Train no. and name                                                              |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 20101/20102 Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express                            |
|    2 | 20669/20670 Hubballi-Pune Vande Bharat Express                                  |
|    3 | 20673/20674 SCSM(T) Kolhapur-Pune Vande Bharat Express                          |
|    4 | 20705/20706 Jalna-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T) Vande Bharat Express           |
|    5 | 20825/20826 Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Express                                |
|    6 | 20901/20902 Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express             |
|    7 | 20911/20912 Indore-Nagpur Vande Bharat Express                                  |
|    8 | 22223/22224 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express |
|    9 | 22225/22226 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Solapur Vande Bharat Express         |
|   10 | 22229/22230 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express         |
|   11 | 22961/22962 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express                       |

Details  of  Vande  Bharat  train  services  serving  stations  located  in Madhya Pradesh:

|   Sl | Train no. and name                                                |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 20171/20172 Rani Kamlapati-Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express |
|    2 | 20173/20174 Rani Kamlapati-Rewa Vande Bharat Express              |

|   3 | 20911/20912 Indore-Nagpur Vande Bharat Express               |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | 22469/22470 Khajuraho-Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express |

On IR, passenger train services, including Vande Bharat services, are operated as per charted time table and General Order of Precedence of Trains, without infringing other services and all efforts are made to run trains as per their schedule.

The  total  number  of  passengers  who  travelled  in  Vande  Bharat express trains in 2024-25 and 2025-26(upto June,2025) is approximately  3  crores  and  93.3  lakhs  respectively.  The  overall occupancy of Vande Bharat express trains during 2024-25 & 2025-26 is 102.01% & 105.03% respectively.

Revenue  earned  due  to  increase  in  number  and  frequency  from  any trains is subsumed in Passenger revenue of Indian Railways. However, the total Passenger Revenue in the last five years is as under:-

| Year                    | Passenger Revenue        |
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2020-2021               | ₹ 15,248 Cr (COVID Year) |
| 2021-2022               | ₹ 39,214 Cr (COVID Year) |
| 2022-2023               | ₹ 63,417 Cr              |
| 2023-2024               | ₹ 70,693 Cr              |
| 2024-2025 (Provisional) | ₹ 75,368 Cr              |

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