| Color: | 28457D |
| 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: | Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Kanpur–Delhi section |
| 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: | 384m (1,260feet) (16 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 Vande Bharat Express is India's 35th Vande Bharat 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 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]
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 .