| Color: | 28457D |
| Anand Vihar Terminal - Ayodhya Cantt Vande Bharat Express | |
| Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
| Locale: | New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh |
| First: | (Inaugural) (Commercial) |
| Operator: | Northern Railways (NR) |
| Start: | (ANVT) |
| Stops: | 2 |
| End: | Ayodhya Cantt (AYC) |
| Distance: | 628km (390miles) |
| Journeytime: | 08 hrs 20 mins |
| Frequency: | Six days a week |
| Trainnumber: | 22426 / 22425 |
| Line Used: | Kanpur–Delhi section Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Lucknow Charbagh–Varanasi (till Ayodhya Cantt) |
| Class: | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Catering: | On board Catering |
| Observation: | Large windows in all coaches |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks |
| Otherfacilities: | Kavach |
| Stock: | Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 (TBC) |
| Gauge: | Indian gauge broad gauge |
| Speed: | (Avg.) |
| Trainlength: | 192m (630feet) (08 coaches) (TBC) |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Maintenance: | (TBC) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
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]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting, 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]
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]
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 .