The new Vande Bharat Express trains will benefit states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
The new Vande Bharat trains will connect Tata Nagar to Patna, Tatanagar to Berhampur, Varanasi to Deoghar, Durg to Visakhapatnam, Howrah to Gaya, Howrah to Bhagalpur, Hubli to Pune, Nagpur to Secunderabad, Agra Cantt to Banaras and Howrah to Rourkela.
One should keep in mind that these Vande Bharat trains are chair-car trains and not the newly launched Vande Bharat Sleeper trains. The Vande Bharat trains are deployed on routes that can be covered in around 6-8 hours. The timing of the upcoming trains will be officially announced by the Indian Railways.
The Vande Bharat Express having 16 air-conditioned coaches comes with two executive class coaches. The total seating capacity is 1,128 passengers. Currently, the chair car variant of the Vande Bharat Express consists of 8 coaches with a total capacity of 530 seats. The chair-car trains run on routes where the distance between the source and the destination station is around 600 to 800 kms. In contrast, the sleeper version will feature 16 coaches and offer 823 seats. It will run on longer routes with a distance of more than 800 kms.
The Vande Bharat Express train features an advanced braking system that enhances both acceleration and deceleration. Each coach is fitted with automatic doors, a GPS-based audio-visual passenger information system, on-board hotspot Wi-Fi for entertainment, and highly comfortable seating. The executive class offers additional luxury with rotating chairs. Furthermore, to promote environmental sustainability, the train includes a regenerative braking system that can conserve up to 30% of electrical energy.