Indian Railways has run Vande Bharat Express train to run at high speed between many cities of India. Only air-conditioned seating coaches remain in this train. However, the fare for travel by Vande Bharat train is twice as compared to the fare for air-conditioned seating coaches of other express trains. But some extra facilities are also given in it. like breakfast and tea/coffee. Vande Bharat trains are similar to Shatabdi Express. In which berth is not available for sleeping. Vande Bharat train is being run with only 8 coaches. Due to the expensive fare, this train is not popular among the general public. But still the Ministry of Railways wants to run maximum number of railways for short distance travel.
Till 30th May 2023, Indian Railways has started running Vande Bharat train between the following stations.
- VANDE BHARAT EXP (22457) – From New Delhi to Dehradoon, Via – Muzaffarnagar, Haridwar
- AADR VANDEBHARAT EXP (22447) – From New Delhi to Amb Andaura, Via – Ambala Cant. Chandigadh, Anandpur Sahib, Una Himachal.
- VANDE BHARAT EXP (20171) – From Bhopal to New Delhi, Via – Gwalior, Agra.
- DEC VANDEBHARAT EXP (20977) – From Ajmer to Delhi, Via – Jaipur, Alwar, Gurugram.
- SVDK VANDE BHARAT EXP (22440) – From Katra To New Delhi, Via – Jammu Tawi, Ludhiana, Ambala Ct.
- VANDE BHARAT EXP (22436) – From New Delhi to Varanasi, Via – Kanpur, Prayagraj.
- VANDE BHARAT EXP (22895) – From Howrah to Puri, Via – Kharagpur , Cuttack, Bhubaneswar.
- VANDE BHARAT EXP (22301) – From Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, Via – Malda Town, Barsoi.
- CSMT VANDE BHARAT (22226) – From Solapur to Mumbai, Via – Pune, Kalyan, Dadar.
- VANDE BHARAT EXP (20902) – From Gandhinagar to Mumbai, Via – Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Vapi, Borivali.
- BSP VANDE BHARAT EXP (20826) – From Nagpur to Bilaspur, Via – Raj Nandgaon, Durg, Raipur.
- MYS VANDE BHARAT Exp (20607) – From Chennai to Mysuru, via – Katpadi , Ksr Bengaluru.
- VANDE BHARAT EXP (22228) – From Guwahati to New Jalpaiguri, Via – Kamakhya, New Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, New Alipurduar, New Cooch Behar
Railway plans to run Vande Bharat train between the following cities by 15th August 2023.
- New Delhi to Gorakahpur Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Kanpur, Lucknow
- Trivandrum to Chennai Vande Bharat Exp., Via -Kollam , Ernakulam Town, Palakkad , Salem , Tirupattur , Bangarapet
- Kanyakumari to Bengalore Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Trivandrum Cntl, Kayankulam , Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Thrisur, Coimbatore , Erode , Bangarapet.
- Chennai To Vijaywada Vande Bharat Exp. , Via – Nellore.
- Bengalore to Vijaywada Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Jolarpettai, Katpadi , Renigunta.
- Guwahati To Howrah Vande Bharat Exp., Via – New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Jalpaiguri, Kishanganj, Malda Town, Barddhaman
- Patna to Ranchi Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Gaya, Bokaro
- Patna to New Delhi Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Prayagraj, Kanpur
- Patna to Howrah Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Jasidih, Asansol
- Tatanagar to Puri Vande Bharat Exp. – Via – Balasore, Bhubaneswar,
- Mumbai to Nagpur Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Bhusawal, Badnera
- Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Guntur, Vijaywada, Rajahmundry
- Mumbai to Goa (Madgaon) Vande Bharat Exp. , Via – Chiplun, Ratnagiri,
- Thiruvananthapuram to Mangaluru Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Kayankulam, Ernakulam Town, Shoranur, Kozhikkode, Kannur
- Jaipur To Ahmadabad Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Ajmer, Marwar, Palanpur
- Darbhanga to Howrah Vande Bharat Exp., Via – Samastipur, Barauni, Bhagalpur, Dumka.