Good news for travellers: New Delhi-Varanasi sleeper Vande Bharat may start before Diwali, check date, route and timings

Indian Railways is planning to start a Sleeper Vande Bharat between New Delhi and Varanasi via Kanpur and Prayagraj. The train may begin operations on October 12 ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja.

New Delhi-Varanasi sleeper Vande Bharat

New Delhi: As October approaches and several festivals are also coming up, Indian Railways is planning to launch a new Vande Bharat Sleeper Express to manage the rush during Diwali and Chhath Puja.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the train between New Delhi and Varanasi via Prayagraj on October 12. The schedule has not been finalized yet.

Delhi-Varanasi Sleeper Vande Bharat Train Timings

Indian Railways, ahead of its operation, changed the schedule of train that has been proposed by authorities earlier. Before, the train would depart from Varanasi at 9:20 pm and reach New Delhi at 5 am via Prayagraj at 10:45 pm and Kanpur at 12:35 am and return to Varanasi at 5 am.

However, as per new timings, the train will depart Varanasi at 8:40 pm, reach New Delhi at 4:50 am via Prayagraj (10:05 pm) and Kanpur (11:50 pm). On its return journey, it will depart New Delhi at 11:25 pm, reach Varanasi at 7:35 am via Kanpur (3:30 am) and Prayagraj (5:38 am).

Delhi-Varanasi Sleeper Vande Bharat Route

The sleeper Vande Bharat will run between New Delhi and Varanasi via Kanpur and Prayagraj. The journey will take around 8 hours and 10 minutes.

The train will have around 823 berths. It will have 11 third AC coaches, four second AC coaches and one first AC coach. The train will initially run at a speed of 130 kmph, which may later be increased to 160 kmph, according to a Jagran report.

Railways also running special trains for festival

TrainRouteTripsDepartureArrivalStarting Date04131/04132Kanpur Central-SMVT Bengaluru—Kanpur: 4:30 PM; Bengaluru: 7:10 AM—October 4/704209/04210Varanasi-Delhi50Varanasi: 10:15 PM; Delhi: 6:50 PMDelhi: 1:45 PM; Varanasi: 9:50 AMOctober 204213/04214Ayodhya Cantt-Anand Vihar Terminal36Ayodhya: 6:20 PM; Anand Vihar: 9:00 AMAnand Vihar: 6:10 AM; Ayodhya: 10:00 PMOctober 104512/04511Chandigarh-Patna18———04616/04615Firozpur Cantt-Patna16———

To handle the extra rush between Varanasi and Delhi, Indian Railways will run the 04209/04210 Varanasi-Delhi Reserved Special Express. The train will make 50 trips during the festive season.

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