Bengaluru to Madurai in 7 Hours, Check Details, Timings, Ticket Cost of New Vande Bharat Train

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three new Vande Bharat Express trains including Madurai – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express train  via video conference at 12:30 PM on Saturday.

The three new trains are Meerut – Lucknow Vande Bharat Express train, Madurai – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express train and Chennai – Nagercoil Vande Bharat Express train. 

New Vande Bharat train is all set to enhance connectivity and boost religious tourism in Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.

Key Details, Timings, Ticket Prices

Madurai Junction – Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express train will link the temple city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu with the tech hub of Bengaluru, stopping at Dindigul, Trichy, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, and Krishnarajapuram. It will run six days a week, covering 573 km (356 mi) in 7 hours and 45 minutes at an average speed of 74 km/h. 

According to the tentative timetable, the train will depart from Madurai at 5.15 am and reach SMVT Bengaluru at 1.15 pm. In the return direction, the train will leave SMVT Bengaluru at 1.45 pm and reach Madurai at 10.25 pm.  

The stoppages will be Dindigul, Tiruchirapalli, Karur and Salem. The train may also stop at Namakkal and KR Puram, but no decision has been made yet.  The chair-car fare is expected to be Rs 1,200-1,300 while the executive-class passengers will like likely pay Rs 1,800-2,000.