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MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express
| MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 5th Vande Bharat Express departing from KSR Bengaluru City Jn | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Vande Bharat Express | ||||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu and Karnataka | ||||
| First service | 11 November 2022 (Inaugural run) 12 November 2022 (Commercial run) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railway (SR) | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | MGR Chennai Central (MAS) | ||||
| Stops | 2 | ||||
| End | Mysore Junction (MYS) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 497 km (309 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 06 hrs 30 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Six days a week [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 20607 / 20608 | ||||
| Line(s) used | MGR Chennai Central - KSR Bengaluru Line Mysuru - KSR Bengaluru Line | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car | ||||
| Seating arrangements |
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| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows in all coaches | ||||
| Entertainment facilities |
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| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
| Other facilities | Kavach | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Vande Bharat 2.0 | ||||
| Track gauge | Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 79 km/h (49 mph) (Avg.) | ||||
| Average length | 384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches) | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
| Rake maintenance | Basin Bridge Junction (BBQ) | ||||
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The 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express is India's 5th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Overview[edit]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting MGR Chennai Central, Katpadi Jn, KSR Bengaluru City Jn and Mysuru Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20607/20608 on 6 days a week basis.[1]
Rakes[edit]
It is the third 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.
Coach composition[edit]
The 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express currently has 14 AC Chair Car and 2 Executive Chair Cars 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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20607 |  | C1
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C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | E1 | E2 | C8 | C9 | C10 | C11 | C12 | C13 | C14 | 
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| 20608 | | C14
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C13 | C12 | C11 | C10 | C9 | C8 | E2 | E1 | C7 | C6 | C5 | C4 | C3 | C2 | C1 |
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Service[edit]
The 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 497 km (309 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 30 mins with average speeds of 76 km/h to 79 km/h.[2] The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 130 km/h.[3]
- ↑ Except Wednesdays
Schedule[edit]
The schedule of this 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express is given below [4]:-
| MAS - MYS - MAS Vande Bharat Express | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20607 | Stations | 20608 | ||
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |
| ---- | 05:50 | MGR Chennai Central | 19:20 | ---- |
| 07:13 | 07:15 | Katpadi Junction | 17:33 | 17:35 |
| 10:15 | 10:20 | KSR Bengaluru City Junction | 14:50 | 14:55 |
| 12:20 | ---- | Mysuru Junction | ---- | 13:05 |
Incidents[edit]
Nearly a week after the flagging of the 5th Vande Bharat Express train, the express train had met with a cattle incident. This happened during the month of November between Katpadi - Chennai section where the calf died and due to this, it suffered a dent in the front part of the locomotive. No casualties were reported during that incident.[5]
See also[edit]
- Vande Bharat Express
- Tejas Express
- Gatimaan Express
- Chennai Central railway station
- Mysuru Junction railway station
References[edit]
- ↑ "Vande Bharat Express Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru Route, Timings, Stops, Stations, Train Number, Ticket Price, Schedule". Zee Business. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ "Indian Railways likely to increase speed of Vande Bharat Express on Bengaluru-Chennai route". Zee News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ Bureau, Dt Next. "Occupancy of Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat express 'promising'". DT next. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ Bureau, Dt Next. "Transit time of 'Vande Bharat' between Chennai - Mysore reduced". DT next. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Vande Bharat on Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai route hits calf, suffers dent: Report". Hindustan Times. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.