The Railways are likely to operate a Vande Bharat Express special service in the Bengaluru-Ernakulam corridor during weekends using a spare rake to cater to increased demand from commuters during the impending Deepavali season, it is learnt.
This will be an extension of the Vande Bharat special train that is likely to operate in the Chennai-Bengaluru and Bengaluru-Chennai corridors during the weekend. Unconfirmed reports said the train that would reach Bengaluru at 4 a.m. on Friday would begin its service to Ernakulam at 4.30 a.m. and reach Ernakulam Junction at approximately 1.30 p.m. The return trip from here would be at 2 p.m., and the train will reach Bengaluru at 10.30 p.m. the same day.
It will operate in the Bengaluru-Ernakulam corridor and back on Saturday and Sunday as well before returning to Chennai where it will be based at as a spare train for existing services. Railway sources said the service was yet to receive the formal go-ahead.
