MGR Chennai Central–Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express

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	Tamil Nadu
	Andhra Pradesh

MGR Chennai Central - Vijayawada Junction *Vande Bharat Express*
MGR Chennai Central - Vijayawada Junction Vande Bharat Express
	This Mini VB Express train departing from Tenali Junction & heading towards MGR Chennai Central
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
First service	24 September 2023 (Inaugural run); 25 September 2023 (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway (SCR)
Route
Termini	MGR Chennai Central (MAS); Vijayawada Junction (BZA)
Stops	4
Distance travelled	514 km (319 mi)
Average journey time	06 hrs 40 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	20677 / 20678
Line(s) used	Chennai - Bangalore line (till Arakkonam Jn),; Gudur–Renigunta section,; Vijayawada–Gudur section
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	E Catering services, 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	77 km/h (48 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Basin Bridge Junction (BBQ)
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	Tamil Nadu
	Andhra Pradesh

The 20677/20678 MGR Chennai Central - Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express is India's 27th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Chennai city in Tamil Nadu with Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.[1]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting MGR Chennai Central, Renigunta Jn, Nellore, Ongole, Tenali Jn and Vijayawada Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20677/20678 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It is the twenty-fifth 2nd Generation and thirteenth 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.[2]

Coach Composition

The 20677/20678 MGR Chennai Central - Vijayawada 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
20677	\| C1	C2	E1	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7 \|
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
20678	\| C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	E1	C2	C1 \|

Service

The 20677/20678 MGR Chennai Central - Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 514 km (319 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 40 mins with average speed of 77 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 130 kmph.

Except Tuesdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 20677/20678 MGR Chennai Central - Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express is given below:-


MAS - BZA - MAS Vande Bharat Express
20677		Stations	20678
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	05:30	MGR Chennai Central	22:00	----
07:15	07:20	Renigunta Junction	20:15	20:20
08.39	08:40	Nellore	18:19	18:20
10:09	10:10	Ongole	17:03	17:05
11:21	11:22	Tenali Junction	15:49	15:50
12:10	----	Vijayawada Junction	----	15:20

Incidents

References

"Vijayawada-Chennai Vande Bharat train to be flagged off on September 24". The Hindu. 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 Tuesdays

[2] "Vijayawada-Chennai Vande Bharat train to be flagged off on September 24". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[3] "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