Vande Bharat Express Kerala Booking;Train Number

vande bharat express kerala ticket booking online;Indian Railways has extended the service of Kerala‘s first Vande Bharat Express. Now, the semi-high speed train will run from Trivandrum to Kasargod. The move comes after Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi on Tuesday. Initially, this new train was proposed to run between Trivandrum and Kannur.

Addressing the press, the Railway Minister said, “Vande Bharat is a prestigious train. It is now getting connected to almost every state of the country. We are happy that Vande Bharat will be running in the entire state of Kerala.”The railway authorities have agreed in principle over the ticket fares of Vande Bharat Express in Kerala.

Vande Bharat Express Kerala

Union Minister Muraleedharan has expressed gratitude towards the Railway Minister for sanctioning the new route of Vande Bharat Express. In a tweet, the minister said, “Called on Hon’ble RailMinIndia – Shri AshwiniVaishnaw Ji & thanked him for sanctioning #VandeBharat train to Kerala. Conveyed the joy of people about the proposed flag-off of this #MadeInIndia High Speed Train by Hon’ble PM Shri narendramodi Ji on 25th this month.

This new age train will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 25, 2023. This is going to be the fifth blue and white colour train to be launched by the Prime Minister this month.Earlier in the month, the Prime Minister had launched semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express trains on four different routes – Rani Kamlapati-New Delhi, Secunderabad-Tirupati, Chennai-Coimbatore, and Ajmer-Delhi Cantonment.

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vande bharat express kerala ticket booking online

The ‘Kerala Vande Bharat’ train is likely to start its service from Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station at 5.10am, which was its departure time during the first trial run. However, the timings of Venad Express and some other trains would be changed by 10-20 minutes in order to enable the smooth running of Vande Bharat. A final decision on these timings would be taken by the Southern Railway, said officials.

The officials pointed out the similar changes in the timings of other trains were announced during the launch of Bengaluru-Chennai and Coimbatore-Chennai Vande Bharat services.The Railway authorities also informed that when the Vande Bharat starts trips from both sides together, the departure time of the two services will be the same.

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kerala vande bharat train route ticket price

The Vande Bharat trains are expected to have a minimum ticket price of Rs 297 and a maximum ticket price of Rs 2150 for a journey. For a 50 km trip, the chair car fare is proposed to be around Rs 241, while the executive chair car fare is estimated to be Rs 502.

The shortest journey on the Vande Bharat Express is between Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam. Based on current estimates, a one-way ticket for the chair car would cost approximately Rs 291, while an executive chair car ticket would cost around Rs 614.

For the journey from Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur, passengers would have to spend Rs 1100 for chair car and Rs 2150 for the executive chair car.

Meanwhile, the ticket rate will be Rs 441 and Rs 911 for Thiruvananthapuram-Kottayam, Rs 520 and Rs 1070 for Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam and Rs 617 and Rs 1260 for Thiruvananthapuram-Thrissur and Rs 801 and Rs 1643 for Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode.

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Vande bharat express kerala Timing

vande bharat express kerala schedule:The ‘Kerala Vande Bharat’ train is likely to start its service from Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station at 5.10am, which was its departure time during the first trial run. However, the timings of Venad Express and some other trains would be changed by 10-20 minutes in order to enable the smooth running of Vande Bharat. A final decision on these timings would be taken by the Southern Railway, said officials.

The officials pointed out the similar changes in the timings of other trains were announced during the launch of Bengaluru-Chennai and Coimbatore-Chennai Vande Bharat services.The Railway authorities also informed that when the Vande Bharat starts trips from both sides together, the departure time of the two services will be the same.

Vande Bharat Express: How To Book Train Ticket Online

• Train passengers either can book tickets via Indian Railways stations and counters or through the IRCTC web portal and Rail Connect app.
• Go to IRCTC e-ticketing website at irctc.co.in and login to your existing account.
• Then enter your trip origin and destination details in ‘From’ and ‘To’ stations in ‘Book your ticket’ section.
• Select the date of travel
• Choose Vande Bharat Express.
• Select either AC Chair car or Executive in the type.
• Next, fill in the passenger details and review them
• Finally, make the payment and Voila, now you can travel.