The 20627/20628 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Junction Vande Bharat Express is India's 52nd Vande Bharat Express train, which runs across the state of Tamil Nadu, by connecting the metropolitan city of Chennai and terminating at the Temple of Nagas town, Nagercoil. This express train was slated to be inaugurated on June 20, 2024, but was postponed due to administrative reasons.
This express train was inaugurated on 31 August 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from New Delhi.
Overview This express train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting , Tambaram, Villupuram Jn, Trichy Jn, Dindigul Jn, Madurai Jn, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli Jn and . It is currently operated on a 6 days a week basis with train numbers 20627/20628.
Rakes It was the fiftieth 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. It was the first Vande Bharat running within Tamil Nadu to run with 16 coaches.
Due to its ultimate demand, it was converted to run the services from 16 coaches to 20 coaches from 8 May 2025. Thus this express train becomes the first 20 coach train, the longest Vande Bharat Express train to run within Tamil Nadu and the third longest express train across all 66 train services after New Delhi–Varanasi and Varanasi–New Delhi Vande Bharat Express trains.
Service
The 20627/20628 Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Jn Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Wednesdays, covering a distance of in a travel time of 8 hours with an average speed of . The service has 7 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is .
See also
Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatimaan Express Chennai Egmore railway station Nagercoil Junction railway station
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