Hyderabad:Two more VandeBharat express trains are reportedly being planned for Hyderabad by the Indian Railway.
Presently, two VandeBharat Express trains, one between Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam and the other between Secunderabad-Tirupati, are operational. These two trains have become popular with the rail users from the city running with an occupancy rate of not less than 99 per cent throughout the week.
South Central Railway(SCR) sources said the reservations in these trains are also getting full thanks to the demand. With the success of these two services, it is learnt that the Indian Railway is planning to introduce two more VandeBharat trains between Hyderabad and Benguluru and Pune in the next three to four months.
While one train will be running on the Kacheguda – Bengaluru route, the other will run between Secunderabad – Pune. The Indian Railway is learnt to be planning these services in tandem with the SCR authorities.
There are several trains already running between Hyderabad and Bengaluru, both cities being Information Technology hubs of the country. The travel time of normal passenger trains takes about 12 hours and the VandeBharat train is expected to cut that travel time to around 8 hours.
The sources suggested the possibilities of a VandeBharat between Secunderabad to Pune being put in place soon after the introduction of Kacheguda-Bengaluru route. If these schedules work out, Hyderabad could be the first to get four VandeBharat express trains among other cities in the country.