Lucknow–Dehradun Vande Bharat Express Explained

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Lucknow Jn – Dehradun Terminal
Vande Bharat Express
Type:Vande Bharat Express
Locale:Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
First: (Inaugural)
(Commercial)
Operator:North Eastern Railways (NER)
Start: (LJN)
Stops:3
End: (DDN)
Distance:545km (339miles)
Journeytime:08 hrs 20 mins
Frequency:Six days a week
Trainnumber:22545 / 22546
Line Used:Lucknow–Moradabad line
Moradabad–Ambala line; Laksar–Dehradun line
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
Gauge:Indian gauge
broad gauge
Speed: (Avg.)
Trainlength:192m (630feet) (08 coaches)
Owners:Indian Railways
Maintenance:(TBC)
Map State:collapsed
Electrification:25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line

The 22545/22546 Lucknow - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express is India's 44th Vande Bharat Express train, which connects the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh with the winter capital city Dehradun in Uttarakhand.[1] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [2] [3]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Lucknow Jn, Bareilly Jn, Moradabad Jn, Haridwar and Dehradun. This is operated with train numbers 22545/22546 on 6 days a week basis. [4] [5]

Rakes

It is the forty-second 2nd Generation and twenty-eighth 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.[6]

Service

The 22545/22546 Lucknow - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 545km (339miles) in a travel time of 08 hrs 20 mins with average speed of 65 km/h. [7] [8] The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be 110 km/h.

  1. Web site: 2024-03-18 . Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express launched: Fare, timings . 2024-04-01 . News9live . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2024-03-12 . PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat Express trains today, four existing routes extended – Check full routes, new destinations and more . 2024-03-12 . Financialexpress . en.
  3. Web site: Mukhopadhyay . Sounak . 2024-03-12 . Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains . 2024-03-12 . mint . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-03-17 . Vande Bharat Express Fare: Fares for Vande Bharat Express running between Dehradun and Lucknow released, check here - informalnewz . 2024-03-17 . en-US.
  5. Web site: लखनऊ-देहरादून वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन 26 मार्च से चलेगी, जानें शेड्यूल . 2024-03-17 . Hindustan . hi.
  6. Web site: Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal . 2023-04-19 . NDTV.com.
  7. Web site: 2024-03-16 . Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat: आ गई लखनऊ-देहरादून वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस की तारीख, इस दिन से चलेगी ये ट्रेन . 2024-03-17 . Times Now Navbharat . hi.
  8. News: 2024-03-16 . Vande Bharat service to be regular after Holi . 2024-03-17 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.

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