Vande Bharat Express to double coaches from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam starting January 13

thehindu.com January 11, 2025, 07:00 PM UTC

Starting January 13, the Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express will increase its coaches from eight to 16. This change raises the total passenger capacity from 530 to 1,128. The new configuration includes 14 chair cars with a capacity of 1,024 and two executive class coaches with a capacity of 104. Previously, there were seven chair cars and one executive class coach. In addition, 15 other trains have received extra coaches for the Sankranti festival. Additional ticket counters and monitoring staff will be present at major stations to manage the expected increase in passengers.


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