Come the last week of July, the Indian Railways is considering introducing four new Vande Bharat train routes - Delhi to Chandigarh (243 km), Chennai to Tirunelveli (622 km), Gwalior to Bhopal (432 km) and Lucknow to Prayagraj (200 km).
Officials told The Hindu, “While the train sets will mostly be eight coaches, one route may have a 16-coach train if the demand along that route is high.”
The new Vande Bharat launches come at a time when Railways is juggling with a two-fold challenge that of attempting to enhance occupancy by lowering passenger fare.
