Kacheguda–Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express

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	Telangana
	Andhra Pradesh
	Andhra Pradesh
	Karnataka

Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Junction
*Vande Bharat Express*
Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Junction; Vande Bharat Express
	This Mini Vande Bharat Express train on its first commercial run towards Kacheguda railway station
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
First service	24 September 2023 (Inaugural run); 25 September 2023 (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	South Central Railways (SCR)
Route
Termini	Kacheguda (KCG); Yesvantpur Junction (YPR)
Stops	4
Distance travelled	612 km (380 mi)
Average journey time	08 hrs 30 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	20703 / 20704
Line(s) used	Secunderabad–Dhone section; Guntakal–Nandyal section; Guntakal–Bangalore section
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi; Infotainment System; Electric outlets; Reading light; Seat Pockets; Bottle Holder; Tray Table;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	72 km/h (45 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Kacheguda (KCG)
Route map
Route map
	Telangana
	Andhra Pradesh
	Andhra Pradesh
	Karnataka

The 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 29th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Hyderabad in Telangana with city of Bangalore in Karnataka.[1] This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.[2]

Overview

This is the third Vande Bharat Express train for Telangana.[3] This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Kacheguda, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool City, Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn and Yesvantpur Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20703/20704 on 6 days a week basis.[4][5]

Rakes

It is the twenty-seventh 2nd Generation and fifteenth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[6]

Coach composition

The 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express has currently 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Car coaches. The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
20703	\| C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	E1	C6	C7 \|
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
20704	\| C7	C6	E1	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1 \|

Service

The 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 612 km (380 mi) in a travel time of 08hrs 30mins with average speed of 72 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 110 km/h (68 mph)

Schedule

The schedule of this 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

KCG - YPR - KCG Vande Bharat Express
20703		Stations	20704
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	05:30	Kacheguda	23:15	----
06:59	07:00	Mahbubnagar	21:34	21:35
08:39	08:40	Kurnool City	19:50	19:51
10:54	10:55	Anantapur	17:29	17:30
11:25	11:30	Dharmavaram Junction	16:59	17:00
14:00	----	Yesvantpur Junction	----	14:45

Incidents

Notes

Except Wednesdays

References

"New Vande Bharat train on Bengaluru-Hyderabad route in talks: Report". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
DHNS. "Bengaluru-Hyderabad Vande Bharat from September 25; won't run via Raichur". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
"Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat: How much travel time it will cut between two IT hubs?". News9live. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
"New Vande Bharat Express: Hyderabad to Bengaluru in 6 Hours- TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
"Vande Bharat to get you from B'luru to Hyd in 8.5 hours; trial run today". The Times of India. 21 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
"Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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[1] Except Wednesdays

[2] "New Vande Bharat train on Bengaluru-Hyderabad route in talks: Report". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[3] DHNS. "Bengaluru-Hyderabad Vande Bharat from September 25; won't run via Raichur". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[4] "Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat: How much travel time it will cut between two IT hubs?". News9live. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[5] "New Vande Bharat Express: Hyderabad to Bengaluru in 6 Hours- TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[6] "Vande Bharat to get you from B'luru to Hyd in 8.5 hours; trial run today". The Times of India. 21 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[7] "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

Vande Bharat Express
Central Railways	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon **
East Central Railways	Patna Jn ⇔ Ranchi Jn Patna Jn ⇔ Howrah Jn
East Coast Railways	Visakhapatnam Jn ⇔ Secunderabad Jn Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn **
Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn
North Eastern Railways	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh **
Northeast Frontier Railways	New Jalpaiguri Jn ⇔ Guwahati **
Northern Railways	New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal **
North Western Railways	Ajmer Jn ⇔ Delhi Cantonment Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn
South Central Railways	Secunderabad Jn ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn **
South East Central Railways	Bilaspur Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn **
South Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ Puri Ranchi Jn ⇔ Howrah Jn **
South Western Railways	KSR Bengaluru City Jn ⇔ Dharwad **
Southern Railways	MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn Kasaragod ⇔ Trivandrum Central (via Kottayam) Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn Kasaragod ⇔ Trivandrum Central (via Alappuzha)
West Central Railways	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa **
Western Railways	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital Indore Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn Ahmedabad ⇔ Jamnagar
Italics represent services which are yet to be launched \| ** Indicates the 8 Coach VB Train