The Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat train will start operations from September 15 onwards. The train was announced last year but due to non-avaliability of coaches, it was not started yet. Now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the train, which is among nine Vande Bharat trains, from New Delhi. As per information, General Manager Dharamveer Meena and other senior officials of Central Railway are likely to attend the function at Nagpur Railway Station. As per details, the Vande Bharat Express train between Nagpur and Secunderabad will run on all days except Tuesday. The normal journey by Mail/Express train on 578 kms takes about 8-hours while Vande Bharat will cover the distance within 7.15 hours. The timetable released by Railway Board states that ex-Nagpur Vande Bharat will start at 5 am and reach Secunderabad at 12:15 PM.

 

The stoppages provided enroute are Sevagram (5.48/5.50 am), Chandrapur (7.18/7.20 am), Ballarshah (7.35/7.40 am), Ramagundam (9.08/9.10 am), and Kazipet stations (10.04/10.06 am). On the return journey, the train ex- Secunderabad will start at 1 pm and is arrived in Nagpur at 8:20 pm. This will be second Vande Bharat ex-Nagpur the first being Nagpur-Bilaspur. Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat will have 16 coaches and its primary maintainance will be carried out at Ajni Car Shed. Only once in a week the MEMU will require maintainance and hence that day it will not operate. On other days basic maintainance will be carried out at the platforms after the arrival of Vande Bharat Express. Previously also Bilaspur Vande Bharat used to run with 16 coaches but post study of occupancy about 8-cars were withdrawn and now the train runs with 8-chair car. In case of Secunderabad Vande Bharat it remains to be seen whether there is sufficient occupancy on the route as another train operates on the same route and its timing are quite convenient and it is sleeper. The Vande Bharat that is being introduced will be a chair car.