Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Junction
Vande Bharat Express
This Mini Vande Bharat Express train on its first commercial run towards Kacheguda railway station
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleTelangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
First service24 September 2023 (24 September 2023) (Inaugural run)
25 September 2023 (25 September 2023) (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)South Central Railways (SCR)
Route
TerminiKacheguda (KCG)
Yesvantpur Junction (YPR)
Stops4
Distance travelled612 km (380 mi)
Average journey time08 hrs 15 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)20703 / 20704
Line(s) usedSecunderabad–Dhone section
Guntakal–Nandyal section
Guntakal–Bangalore section
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed74 km/h (46 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceKacheguda (KCG)

The 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 29th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Hyderabad in Telangana with city of Bangalore in Karnataka.[1] This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.[2]

Overview

This is the third Vande Bharat Express train for Telangana.[3] This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Kacheguda, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool City, Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn and Yesvantpur Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20703/20704 on 6 days a week basis.[4][5]

Rakes

It is the twenty-seventh 2nd Generation and fifteenth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[6]

Coach composition

The 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express has currently 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Car coaches. The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
20703 | C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 E1 C6 C7 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
20704 | C7 C6 E1 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 |

Service

The 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 612 km (380 mi) in a travel time of 08hrs 15mins with average speed of 74 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 110 km/h (68 mph).

  1. ↑ Except Wednesdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

KCG - YPR - KCG Vande Bharat Express
20703 Stations 20704
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 05:45 Kacheguda 23:00 ----
06:54 06:55 Mahbubnagar 21:04 21:05
08:29 08:30 Kurnool City 19:19 19:20
10:29 10:32 Anantapur 17:03 17:06
11:14 11:15 Dharmavaram Junction 16:39 16:40
14:00 ---- Yesvantpur Junction ---- 14:45

Incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New Vande Bharat train on Bengaluru-Hyderabad route in talks: Report". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ↑ DHNS. "Bengaluru-Hyderabad Vande Bharat from September 25; won't run via Raichur". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat: How much travel time it will cut between two IT hubs?". News9live. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "New Vande Bharat Express: Hyderabad to Bengaluru in 6 Hours- TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Vande Bharat to get you from B'luru to Hyd in 8.5 hours; trial run today". The Times of India. 21 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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