New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express

Route map
	New Delhi
	Uttar Pradesh

New Delhi - Varanasi Junction
*Vande Bharat Express*
New Delhi - Varanasi Junction; Vande Bharat Express
	Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagging off the first Semi High Speed Train “Vande Bharat Express”, at New Delhi on February 15, 2019.
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
First service	15 February 2019
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways (NR)
Route
Termini	New Delhi (NDLS); Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Stops	2
Distance travelled	759 km (472 mi)
Average journey time	08 hrs
Service frequency	Six days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	22436 / 22435
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi; Infotainment System;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	Vande Bharat 1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)
Average length	384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	New Delhi (Shakur Basti DEMU Care Center)
Route map
Route map
	New Delhi
	Uttar Pradesh

The 22435/22436 New Delhi - Varanasi Jn Vande Bharat Express is India's 1st semi-high speed, electric multiple unit train, connecting the states of New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting New Delhi, Kanpur Central, Prayagaraj Jn, and Varanasi Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 22436/22435 on 6 days a week basis. [1][2][3]

Rakes

It is the first 1st Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani^[3] at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.

Coach Composition

The 22435/22436 New Delhi - Varanasi Jn 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
22436	\| C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	E1	E2	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	C13	C14 \|
22435	\| C14	C13	C12	C11	C10	C9	C8	E2	E1	C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1 \|

Service

The 22435/22436 New Delhi - Varanasi Jn Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 759 km (472 mi) in a travel time of 8hrs with average speed of 95 km/hr, making it the fastest passenger in the Indian Railways network. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 130 km/hr.[4]

Except Thursdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 22436/22435 New Delhi - Varanasi Jn Vande Bharat Express is given below:-


NDLS - BSB - NDLS Vande Bharat Express
22436		Stations	22435
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	06:00	New Delhi	23:00	----
10:08	10:10	Kanpur Central	18:30	18:32
12:08	12:10	Prayagaraj Junction	16:35	16:37
14:00	----	Varanasi Junction	----	15:00

Incidents

A day after the launch of India's 3rd semi-high speed train, the Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi to Varanasi Jn, this indigenous train had come to a halt after hitting a cow when returning from Varanasi towards New Delhi. This incident took place at Barhan, 15 km from Tundla in Uttar Pradesh. It was reported as a case of skidding wheels after the train ran over a cattle.[5] This incident took place just before the commercial run of the New Delhi - Varanasi - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express.

References

K, K. "22436/New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express - New Delhi to Varanasi NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
K, K. "22435/Varanasi - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express - Varanasi to New Delhi NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
Shah, Narendra (15 February 2019). "PM Modi flags off engine-less Vande Bharat Express". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
"IRCTC Vande Bharat Express (Delhi-Varanasi Train 18): Train ticket, fare, route, timings, schedule, time table". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
"Vande Bharat Express hits a cow and breaks down on Day 1". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

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[1] Except Thursdays

[2] K, K. "22436/New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express - New Delhi to Varanasi NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[3] K, K. "22435/Varanasi - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express - Varanasi to New Delhi NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[4] Shah, Narendra (15 February 2019). "PM Modi flags off engine-less Vande Bharat Express". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[5] "IRCTC Vande Bharat Express (Delhi-Varanasi Train 18): Train ticket, fare, route, timings, schedule, time table". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[6] "Vande Bharat Express hits a cow and breaks down on Day 1". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

Vande Bharat Express
Central Railways	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur
East Coast Railways	Visakhapatnam Jn ⇔ Secunderabad Jn
Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn
Northeast Frontier Railways	Guwahati ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn *
Northern Railways	New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura
North Western Railways	Delhi Cantonment ⇔ Ajmer Jn
South Central Railways	Secunderabad Jn ⇔ Tirupati
South East Central Railways	Bilaspur Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn
South Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ Puri
Southern Railways	MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn Thiruvananthapuram Central ⇔ Kasaragod
West Central Railways	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rewa Terminal ⇔ Bhopal Jn *
Western Railways	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital
* VB Trains in Italics are "To Be Launched"