Secunderabad–Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express

Mini Vande Bharat Express train route in India

Legend
20707
Secunderabad Junction
Warangal
Khammam
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
border
(Reversal)
Vijayawada Junction
Eluru
Rajahmundry
Samalkot Junction
20708
Visakhapatnam Junction

The 20707/20708 Secunderabad–Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express is India's 48th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the twin city and state capital of Telangana, Secundarabad with the largest metropolitan city Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. [1][2] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [3][4]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Secunderabad Jn, Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada Jn, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn and Visakhapatnam Jn. It is operated with train numbers 20707/20708 on 6 days a week basis.[5][6]

Rakes

It is the forty-sixth 2nd Generation and thirty-first Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train[broken anchor] which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[7]

Service

The 20707/20708 Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 698 km (434 mi) in a travel time of 08 hrs 45 mins with average speed of 80 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ^ Except Thursdays

See also

References

  1. ^ "Two Vande Bharat trains to Puri and Secunderabad from March 12". The Times of India. 9 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express: Rare, route". News9live. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat Express trains today, four existing routes extended – Check full routes, new destinations and more". Financialexpress. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (12 March 2024). "Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains". mint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ Correspondent, D. C. (9 March 2024). "Second Vande Bharat Express to Connect Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam, PM Modi to Flag off on March 12". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 9 March 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Vizag, Team Yo! (9 March 2024). "Two new Vande Bharat trains from Visakhapatnam get green light". Vizag. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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