Tamil Nadu’s second inter-city Vande Bharat express connects Chennai to southern parts
One among the nine Vande Bharat services that were flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, the Tirunelveli-Madurai-Chennai service is the first such train to connect the southern parts with the state capital.
The train will run six days a week– except Tuesday, and will cover the 653-km distance in 7.50 hours, according to Southern Railway.
From Tirunelveli, it will leave daily at 6 am, while the train will depart from here at 2:50 pm towards the southern city.
The stoppages are Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchirappalli and Villupuram junctions, besides Tambaram, before arriving at Chennai Egmore.
