• The Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam will be the first train to connect the Telugu speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, covering a distance of about 700 km
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam. The train will be the eighth Vande Bharat Express to be introduced by the Indian Railways and the first to connect the two Telugu-speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, covering a distance of about 700 km. Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express will stop at Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada stations in Andhra Pradesh and Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad stations in Telangana.
Railway sources said that regular services of the train will start from January 16 and booking will start from Saturday. Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express (20833) will depart at 5:45 am and reach Secunderabad at 2:15 pm. Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Train (20834) will start from Secunderabad at 3:00 PM and reach Visakhapatnam at 11:30 PM. In between, the train will stop at Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Khammam and Warangal in both directions, the South Central Railway (SCR) said in a release. The train comprises 14 AC Chair Car coaches and two Executive AC Chair Car coaches with a capacity of 1,128 passengers. It will provide fastest travel facility between these two stations and has specially reserved seating area, it said.
Fare in Chair Car:
The fare from Secunderabad to Warangal is Rs.50. 520
Secunderabad to Khammam Rs. 750
Secunderabad to Vijayawada Rs. 905
The fare from Secunderabad to Rajamahendrawara is Rs 10. 1,365
Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam Rs. 1,665
Executive Chair Car Fare... Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam Rs. This is 3120.
Duronto Express is the fastest train currently running between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam reaching the destination in maximum 10 hours.
Railway officials say that the Vande Bharat train will reach its destination in 8 hours 30 minutes. Passengers can reach their destination one and half hour earlier as compared to Duronto Express.
The indigenously designed train set of Vande Bharat Express is equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities and will provide fast, comfortable and convenient travel experience to rail users.
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