BENGALURU: Indian Railways conducted a trial run of Vande Bharat Express train from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, on Thursday. The train covered the distance of 610 km in 7.5 hours.
The train left Kacheguda at 5.30 am and reached Yeshwanthpur station in Bengaluru around 1.15 pm. In the return direction, the train left Bengaluru at around 2 pm. The new train has a composition of eight cars.
Additional Divisional Railway Manager of Bengaluru Division Kusuma Hariprasad told ToI that the trial run was successful from Hyderabad to Bengaluru. The train hit a speed of 110 kmph on some of the stretches.
On September 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the new service.
As per the tentative schedule, the train will leave Kacheguda in Hyderabad at 5.30am and reach Yeshwantpur around 2pm. In the return direction, it will leave Bengaluru at 2.45pm and reach Hyderabad around 11.15pm. The stoppages are proposed at Mahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Anantapur, Dhone and Dharmavaram. The new service will be available on all days except Wednesday.The train will be operated at an average speed of 71 kmph.
At present, Karnataka has received two Vande Bharat Express train services. The frist services was introduced in November 2022 from Chennai to Mysuru via Bengaluru and second service from Bengaluru-Hubballi-Dharwad was introduced in June, 2023.
