Chennai: For the first time, the Southern Railway will run a overnight service of semi-high-speed train, Vande Bharat, between the capital cities of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on November 21 to clear the holiday rush of passengers. Another Vande Bharat special will run between Yesvantpur/SMVT Bengaluru to Chennai Central on November 20.
The eight-coach Vande Bharat express from Chennai Central station will leave at 11 pm on Tuesday (November 21) and reach SMVT Bengaluru at 4.30 am on Wednesday, covering the distance between the two in 5.30 hours. On November 20, the Vande Bharat special will leave SMVT Bengaluru at 5.15 pm to reach Chennai Central at 10 pm the same day.
