Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Status of Vande Bharat Train in States
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## STATUS OF VANDE BHARAT TRAIN IN STATES

240 SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  Vande  Bharat  trains  currently operational  in  different  States  of  the  country  along  with  the  date  of commencement of operations of the said trains, route-wise; and
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  more  such  trains  proposed  to  be operated in the coming years along with the names of routes and of the States from where the said trains are proposed to be operationalized?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) & (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  240  BY  SMT.  POONAMBEN  HEMATBHAI MAADAM TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2024 REGARDING STATUS OF VANDE BHARAT TRAIN IN STATES

(a) and (b) As on 19th July, 2024, 102 Vande Bharat train services are running  across  the  Indian  Railways,  connecting  states  having  Broad Gauge  (B.G.) electrified network. These are operational on the following sectors:

Varanasi-New Delhi (w.e.f. 15-Feb-2019), New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi  Katra  (w.e.f.  03-Oct-2019),  Mumbai  Central-Gandhinagar  Capital (w.e.f. 30-Sep-2022), New Delhi-Amb Andaura (w.e.f. 13-Oct-2022), MGR Chennai  Central-  Mysuru  (w.e.f.  12-Nov-2022),  Bilaspur-Nagpur  (w.e.f. 12-Dec-2022), HowrahNew Jalpaiguri (w.e.f. 30-Dec-2022), Visakhapatnam- Secunderabad (w.e.f. 15-Jan-2023), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj  Terminus-Sainagar  Shirdi (w.e.f. 11-Feb-2023),  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusSolapur (w.e.f. 11-Feb-2023), Rani Kamalapati-Hazrat Nizamuddin (w.e.f. 02-Apr-2023), MGR  Chennai Central -Coimbatore (w.e.f. 08-Apr-2023), Secunderabad-Tirupati (w.e.f. 09-Apr-2023), Ajmer-Chandigarh (w.e.f. 13-Apr-2023), Manglore CentralThiruvananthapuram  Central  (w.e.f.  25-Apr-2023),  Howrah-Puri  (w.e.f. 18-May-2023),  Anand  Vihar  (T)  -Dehradun  (w.e.f.  25-May-2023),  New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati (w.e.f. 29-May-2023), Rani Kamalapati-Rewa (w.e.f. 27-Jun-2023),  KSR  Bengaluru-Dharwad  (w.e.f.  27-Jun-2023),  IndoreNagpur (w.e.f. 27-Jun-2023), PatnaRanchi (w.e.f. 27-Jun-2023), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T)- Madgaon (w.e.f. 28-Jun-2023), Jodhpur Sabarmati (w.e.f. 09-Jul-2023), Gorakhpur-Prayagraj (w.e.f. 09-Jul-2023), Kasargod-Thiruvananthapuram Central (w.e.f. 24-Sep-2023), Ahmedabad-  Okha  (w.e.f.  24-Sep-2023),  Chennai  Egmore-Tirunelveli (w.e.f.  25-Sep-2023),  MGR  Chennai  Central-Vijayawada  (w.e.f.  25-Sep-

2023), Kacheguda-Yesvantpur (w.e.f. 25-Sep-2023), Udaipur City-Jaipur (w.e.f.  25-Sep-2023),  Howrah-Patna  (w.e.f.  26-Sep-2023),  Rourkela-Puri (w.e.f. 27-Sep-2023), Howrah-Ranchi  (w.e.f. 27-Sep-2023), Banglore Cantt-Coimbatore (w.e.f. 30-Dec-2023), Mangalore- Madgaon (w.e.f. 30Dec-2023), Jalna-CSMT Mumbai (w.e.f. 30-Dec-2023), Banaras-New Delhi (w.e.f.  30-Dec-2023),  Anand  Vihar  (T)-Ayodhya  Cantt.  (w.e.f.  30-Dec2023),  Shri  Mata  Vaishno  Devi  Katra-New  Delhi  (w.e.f.  30-Dec-2023), Amritsar-Delhi (w.e.f.  30-Dec-2023),  Mysore-Chennai Central (w.e.f. 09Mar-2024), Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam (w.e.f. 09-Mar-2024), BhubaneswarVisakhapatnam  (w.e.f. 09-Mar-2024), Ranchi-Banaras (w.e.f.  09-Mar-2024),  Kalaburagi-SMV  Bengaluru  (w.e.f.  09-Mar-2024), New Jalpaiguri-Patna (w.e.f. 09-Mar-2024), Patna-Gomtinagar (w.e.f. 09Mar-2024), Khajuraho-Hazrat Nizamuddin (w.e.f. 09-Mar-2024), Lucknow Jn-Dehradun (w.e.f. 09-Mar-2024), Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad (w.e.f. 09-Mar-2024). Besides, introduction of train services, including Vande Bharat Express services, is an ongoing process over Indian Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource availability, etc.

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