Bengaluru-Ernakulam Vande Bharat Express to start soon; three stops in Kerala, schedule released

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: The much-awaited Vande Bharat Express between Ernakulam and Bengaluru is set to begin operations soon.

The Railways has released the official schedule, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the service. The train will operate on all days except Wednesday.

According to the timetable, the train will depart from Ernakulam at 2:20 PM and reach KSR Bengaluru at 11:00 PM.

On its return journey, it will leave Bengaluru at 5:10 AM and arrive in Ernakulam at 1:50 PM. The train will have stops at Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Salem and Krishnarajapuram.

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Reports earlier suggested that the service would commence by mid-November. Bengaluru is home to a large number of Malayalis, especially in the IT sector, and there has long been a demand for more train services between Kerala and the city.

The route often experiences heavy traffic during festival seasons and special occasions.

Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat will stop at four TN textile centres

The Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat will have halts at the four textile centres in Tamil Nadu for the benefit of workers and the industry, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan said on Tuesday.

Also, following his request, the Railways has consented to operate a daily train service from Ranchi in Jharkhand to Coimbatore to ensure that the workers reach the workplaces without difficulty, Radhakrishnan said during his maiden visit to the city after becoming the Vice President.

"The Railways have consented to my two requests. Soon, the Ernakulam to Bengaluru Vande Bharat train will halt at the four textile centres of Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode and Salem for the benefit of the industry," Radhakrishnan said while addressing a felicitation event organised by the Coimbatore Citizen Forum here.

This service would commence soon, he said, and added that the daily train service from Ranchi to Coimbatore, which will be operational soon, will be a boon to the workers in travelling comfortably.