Varanasi-Agra in 7 hours: New Vande Bharat train route, timings, top speed to be...

Vande Bharat Express trains have turned out to be a blessing for frequent travellers. The Indian Railways has started operating the New Vande Bharat Express between Agra and Varanasi via Prayagraj. This new, semi-high-speed train was designed to connect two famous tourist destinations in Uttar Pradesh. The commute time between Agra and Varanasi will be 7 hours covering 573 kilometres. The train will halt at - Prayagraj Junction, Etawah Junction, Kanpur Central Junction, and Tundla Junction. As per the reports, the Vande Bharat Express will be of 12 coaches and will run six days a week except on Friday.

Varanasi- Agra New Vande Bharat Express: Timetable

• From Agra to Varanasi:
• Departure: 6:00 AM from Agra Cantt
• Arrival: 1:00 PM at Varanasi Junction
• Stops: Tundla, Etawah, Kanpur, Prayagraj
• From Varanasi to Agra:
• Departure: 3:20 PM from Varanasi Junction
• Arrival: 10:20 PM at Agra Cantt
• Stops: Prayagraj (at 4:50 PM), Kanpur, Etawah, Tundla
• Note: The train doesn’t run on Fridays for maintenance.

The Vande Bharat Express, which will link Varanasi and Agra, is scheduled to launch service six days a week. The New Vande Bharat Express would ease commuters' lives by completing the 573 km trip between the two cities in around 7 hours. The Agra Railway Division's first Agra Cantt-Varanasi Vande Bharat train is quite noteworthy. Additionally, all of the train managers and loco pilots on board are native Agranos.

Here at the BEML facility, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw presented the Vande Bharat sleeper coach prototype on Sunday. According to Vaishnaw, the coach would go through a tough ten days of trials and tests before being put on the track for more testing. In the following three months, the train is anticipated to be available for passenger use, he continued.