Good news for the commuters of Indian Railways! The Ministry of Railway has planned to operate another Vande Bharat Express Special train. With this, the national transporter has so far introduced semi-high speed special trains on four different routes in less than a month.
These are – New Delhi-Patna Junction, Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli and Howrah-New Jalpaiguri. All these three blue and white colour trains have been operated to meet the increased demand of the passengers during the festive season.
Routes of Vande Bharat Special train:-
This Vande Bharat Special train will operate between Chennai Central and Coimbatore. It will run as train number 06035 in Chennai Central-Coimbatore route and as train number 06036 in Coimbatore-Chennai Central route.
Distance and Travel Time of Chennai Central-Coimbatore-Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express Special train:-
The Chennai Central-Coimbatore-Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express Special train will cover a distance of 497 km in seven hours and five minutes. This will be the fourth fastest train on the route after CBE Vande Bharat, MAS-TVC Superfast Mail, and TVC AC Superfast Express. These trains cover the same distance in 06:00 hrs, 06:52 hrs, and 06:58 hrs respectively.
Stoppages and Frequency of Chennai Central-Coimbatore-Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express Special train:-
During its journey, the train number 06035/06036 Chennai Central-Coimbatore-Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express Special train will stop at five stations. These are – Katpadi Junction, Jolarpettai, Salem Junction, Erode Junction, and Tiruppur railway stations. The train will run as a Weekly Special between the two stations. It will operate only on Tuesdays. This semi-high speed train will be in service till January 30, 2024.
Booking and Coach Composition of Chennai Central-Coimbatore-Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express Special train:-
The ticket booking for Chennai Central-Coimbatore-Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express Special train has commenced. The train will be composed of eight coaches – One AC Executive Chair Car and Seven AC Chair Car coaches.
