The second Vande Bharat Express between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam and the fourth Vande Bharat Express from Telangana are set to start their operations on March 12 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagging it off from Secunderabad station.
The train will run on six days (except Thursdays) with the regular service to commence from March 13 between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad and Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam from March 15. Train number 20707 Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam will depart from Secunderabad at 5.05 a.m. and arrive Visakhapatnam at 1.50 p.m..
Train Number 20708 Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express will depart at 2.35 p.m. and arrive Secunderabad at 11.20 p.m. In between, the train stops at Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry and Samalkot railway stations in both directions.
The train consists of seven AC chair car coaches and one executive AC chair car coach with a capacity of 530 passengers. The existing Vande Bharat Train connecting the two Telugu States has been operating consistently with more than 100% occupancy, said an official release on Sunday.