Madhya Pradesh has again gotten the gift of a new Vande Bharat Express. The new premium train will run on the tracks from June. This Vande Bharat will run between MP capital Bhopal and UP capital Lucknow. With this, railway passengers traveling between MP and UP will get relief from the huge crowd of trains, and their time will also be saved.
Vande Bharat from Bhopal to Patliputra
A sleeper Vande Bharat train will also be run from Bhopal to Patna (Patliputra). This train will run 3-4 days a week. It will be operated by the Bhopal Railway Division. However, the official fare of the train has not been announced yet. But considering the fares of other Vande Bharat trains, separate fares will be fixed for chair car and executive class.
There are currently about 15 indirect trains for Bhopal-Lucknow-Bhopal, but this will be a direct train.
Vande Bharat will have fewer stoppages, but the speed will be higher. This will take less time to travel.
Currently, railway passengers face a lot of difficulties in covering the distance between Bhopal and Lucknow. There is waiting throughout the year in all trains, and the journey also takes a lot of time.
All types of problems faced by regular trains from the proposed Lucknow-Bhopal Vande Bharat will be eliminated.
Bhopal Lucknow Garib Rath Express available once a week
While the Bhopal Pratapgarh Express runs 3 days a week. The Mahakal Superfast Express from Sant Hirdaram Nagar also runs only 2 days a week. There are some other trains also by which one has to travel around.
Vande Bharat Express the journey will be completed in 6 hours
The Lucknow-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express will start soon. This train will complete the journey in 6 to 7 hours. After the launch of Vande Bharat, the connectivity of the capitals of two states will increase.
The Vande Bharat Express train is starting between UP capital Lucknow and MP capital Bhopal. With the launch of this train, connectivity between the two Nawabi cities of India will further improve. This new train is being prepared to directly connect the capitals of both the states Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. With the running of this train, the journey of passengers will be fast and comfortable.
The proposed Vande Bharat Express between Bhopal and Lucknow will run 6 days a week. This will be a seating class train whose schedule will be decided by the Lucknow Railway Board. Lucknow Railway Division is likely to get the Vande Bharat rake soon.
According to railway officials, the proposed Vande Bharat Express will run from Lucknow in the morning and return to Lucknow from Bhopal in the evening. Its final schedule may be released in the last days of May. Lucknow-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express will be a train of Lucknow division of UP which will connect many big cities in a journey of about 600 km.
According to officials, the coaches of the new Vande Bharat Express have been updated. A protection system with armor has been installed in the train.
In the new coach of Vande Bharat Express, bags will be available near the executive chair class seats. The Lucknow-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express train will be a chair car of 8 coaches with more space around the seats. There will be a total of 564 seats in the train. Earlier this train was to be run under the Bhopal Railway Division. The train is likely to start in June 2025. The work of the washing pit being built for its maintenance at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station will be completed by the end of May. After this, the regular schedule will be released.
Special features of new Vande Bharat train
- Compared to other trains, this train will complete the journey in 6-7 hours.
- Rake of 8 coaches: This train will have a capacity of 564 seats.
- This train will run between Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal) and Lucknow.
- Will stop at Bina, Jhansi, and Kanpur railway stations.
- New technology like the protection system Kavach has been used in the train.
- Bag storage facility and legroom will be available near the executive chair class seats.