South Central Railway (SCR), which is likely to get another Vande Bharat train heading towards Pune, has announced that the existing four Vande Bharat trains have witnessed full occupancy in December 2023.
The Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express, which was introduced in January 2023 with 16 coaches, has been running consistently at full occupancy. In December 2023, the occupancy of the Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam train was 134%, while that of the Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Express was 143%.
The Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express with eight coaches introduced in April 2023 has also been consistently witnessing full occupancy since its introduction. Owing to the demand, the number of coaches was enhanced to 16 from May 17, 2023.