| Color: | FF7220 |
| Varanasi Junction - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express | |
| Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
| Locale: | Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi |
| First: | (Inaugural) (Commercial) |
| Operator: | Northern Railways (NR) |
| Start: | (BSB) |
| Stops: | 2 |
| End: | (NDLS) |
| Distance: | 755km (469miles) |
| Journeytime: | 08 hrs 05 mins |
| Frequency: | Six days a week |
| Trainnumber: | 22415 / 22416 |
| Line Used: |
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| 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: | Vande Bharat 2.0 |
| Gauge: | Indian gauge broad gauge |
| Speed: | (Avg.) |
| Trainlength: | 480m (1,580feet) (20 coaches) |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Maintenance: | New Delhi (Shakur Basti DEMU Care Center) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
The 22415/22416 Varanasi - New Delhi -Varanasi Vande Bharat SF Express is India's 35th Vande Bharat Superfast Express train, connecting the city of Varanasi with the capital city of India, New Delhi.[1] [2] [3] This will be the 2nd Vande Bharat Express train which will run on the New Delhi-Varanasi train line after 15 February 2019.[4]
This Superfast Express train was inaugurated on 18 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi's Barki village who was welcomed by Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[5] It is the fastest train on new delhi Varanasi route
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Varanasi Jn, Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn, Kanpur Ctrl and New Delhi. It is currently operated with train numbers 22415/22416 on 6 days a week basis.[6] [7] [8] [9]
It is the thirty-third 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[10]
The 22415/22416 Varanasi - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 8 hrs 5 mins with an average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed is .