MGR Chennai Central–Mysuru Vande Bharat Express

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MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru
*Vande Bharat Express*
MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru; Vande Bharat Express
	5th Vande Bharat Express departing from KSR Bengaluru City Jn
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
First service	11 November 2022 (Inaugural run); 12 November 2022 (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway (SR)
Route
Termini	MGR Chennai Central (MAS); Mysore Junction (MYS)
Stops	2
Distance travelled	497 km (309 mi)
Average journey time	06 hrs 30 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	20607 / 20608
Line(s) used	MGR Chennai Central - KSR Bengaluru Line; Mysuru - KSR Bengaluru Line
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	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	79 km/h (49 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Basin Bridge Junction (BBQ)
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The 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express is India's 5th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting MGR Chennai Central, Katpadi Jn, KSR Bengaluru City Jn and Mysuru Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20607/20608 on 6 days a week basis.[1]

Rakes

It is the third 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.

Coach composition

The 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express currently has 14 AC Chair Car and 2 Executive Chair Cars 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	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
20607	\| C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	E1	E2	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	C13	C14 \|
20608	\| C14	C13	C12	C11	C10	C9	C8	E2	E1	C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1 \|

Service

The 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 497 km (309 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 30 mins with average speeds of 76 km/h to 79 km/h.[2] The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 130 km/h.[3]

Except Wednesdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 20607/20608 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express is given below [4]:-


MAS - MYS - MAS Vande Bharat Express
20607		Stations	20608
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	05:50	MGR Chennai Central	19:20	----
07:13	07:15	Katpadi Junction	17:33	17:35
10:15	10:20	KSR Bengaluru City Junction	14:50	14:55
12:20	----	Mysuru Junction	----	13:05

Incidents

Nearly a week after the flagging of the 5th Vande Bharat Express train, the express train had met with a cattle incident. This happened during the month of November between Katpadi - Chennai section where the calf died and due to this, it suffered a dent in the front part of the locomotive. No casualties were reported during that incident.[5]

References

"Vande Bharat Express Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru Route, Timings, Stops, Stations, Train Number, Ticket Price, Schedule". Zee Business. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
"Indian Railways likely to increase speed of Vande Bharat Express on Bengaluru-Chennai route". Zee News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
Bureau, Dt Next. "Occupancy of Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat express 'promising'". DT next. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
Bureau, Dt Next. "Transit time of 'Vande Bharat' between Chennai - Mysore reduced". DT next. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
"Vande Bharat on Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai route hits calf, suffers dent: Report". Hindustan Times. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

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[1] Except Wednesdays

[2] "Vande Bharat Express Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru Route, Timings, Stops, Stations, Train Number, Ticket Price, Schedule". Zee Business. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[3] "Indian Railways likely to increase speed of Vande Bharat Express on Bengaluru-Chennai route". Zee News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[4] Bureau, Dt Next. "Occupancy of Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat express 'promising'". DT next. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[5] Bureau, Dt Next. "Transit time of 'Vande Bharat' between Chennai - Mysore reduced". DT next. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[6] "Vande Bharat on Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai route hits calf, suffers dent: Report". Hindustan Times. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

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