Anand Vihar Terminal–Ayodhya Cantonment Vande Bharat Express Explained

The 22426/22425 Anand Vihar Terminal - Ayodhya Cantonment Vande Bharat Express is India's 36th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the capital city of New Delhi's with Ayodhya, the birthplace of the deity Rama of Kosala in Uttar Pradesh.^{[1] [2] [3]}

This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ayodhya Dham Junction. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting, Aligarh Junction, Kanpur Central, Lucknow Charbagh and Ayodhya Cantt. It is currently operated with train numbers 22426/22425 on 6 days a week basis. From 16 August 2024, Aligarh Junction has also been added as experimental stoppage. ^{[10] [11]}

Rakes

It is the thirty-fourth 2nd Generation and twenty-first 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.^[12]

Service

The 22426/22425 Anand Vihar Terminal - Ayodhya Cantonment Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 8 hrs 20 mins with an average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed is .

See also

• Vande Bharat Express
• Tejas Express
• Gatimaan Express
  • Ayodhya Cantt. Junction railway station

Notes and References

1. Web site: 26 December 2023 . Vande Bharat from Delhi to Ayodhya: New high-speed train to cover the distance in just 8 hours – More details inside . 27 December 2023 . Financialexpress . en.
2. Web site: Vande Bharat Train: अयोध्या-आनंद विहार वंदे भारत की सौगात, पीएम मोदी इस द‍िन करेंगे लोकार्पण - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ayodhya anand vihar vande bharat Express on December 30 . 27 December 2023 . Jagran . hi.
3. Web site: 30 December 2023 . Ayodhya-Delhi Trains: Vande Bharat Express Flagged Off - Check Timings And Other Details . 30 December 2023 . TimesNow . en.
4. Web site: 30 December 2023 . PM Modi flags off 2 Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains in Ayodhya . 30 December 2023 . Hindustan Times . en.
5. News: 30 December 2023 . PM Modi flags off 2 new Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains during Ayodhya visit; check routes & other details . The Times of India . 30 December 2023 . 0971-8257.
6. Web site: 30 December 2023 . PM Modi flags off new Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat trains from Ayodhya Dham Junction: Routes, features and all you need to know . 30 December 2023 . News9live . en-US.
7. Web site: Ayodhya: PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped railway station, flags off Amrit Bharat trains . 30 December 2023 . The Week . en.
8. Web site: 23 December 2023 . PM to Inaugurate Amrit Bharat Express from Ayodhya, 6 Vande Bharat Trains on Dec 30 . 27 December 2023 . News18 . en.
9. Web site: PM Modi to flag off 5 Vande Bharat, 2 Amrit Bharat trains on December 30, check details here . 27 December 2023 . DNA India . en.
10. Web site: 6 New Vande Bharat Express Trains To Be Launched Virtually By PM Modi From Ayodhya On December 30 - Check Full List and Route Details . 27 December 2023 . www.india.com . en.
11. Web site: 27 December 2023 . Vande Bharat Train: New Vande Bharat train will run from Ayodhya to Anand Vihar on this day, check route and timings - informalnewz . 27 December 2023 . en-US.
12. Web site: Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal . 19 April 2023 . NDTV.com.