Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged off the Vijayawada-Chennai Vande Bharat Express train, connecting Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
The train, which has seven AC chair cars and one executive chair car, will cover the distance in 6 hours and 40 minutes, said Indian Railway officials. Train no. 20677 Vande Bharat Express will start from MGR Chennai Central at 5.30 a.m. and reach Vijayawada at 12.10 p.m.. Train no. 20678 will start from Vijayawada station at 3.20 p.m. and teach MGR Chennai Central at 10 p.m..
The train, which seats 530 passengers, will run six days a week (no service on Tuesdays) and will halt at Tenali, Ongole, Nellore and Renigunta railway stations in both the directions.
