The 22490/22489 Meerut City - Varanasi Jn Vande Bharat Express is India's 54th and 2nd longest route Vande Bharat Express train in India, connecting the capital of the kingdom of Mayasura, Meerut with the cultural and spiritual city, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Initially it was started between Meerut City and Lucknow.
This express train was inaugurated on 31 August 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from New Delhi. On 27 August 2025, this train extended upto Varanasi Jn.
Overview This express train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Meerut City Jn, Hapur Jn, Moradabad Jn, Bareilly Jn, Lucknow Charbagh, Ayodhya Dham Jn and Varanasi Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 22490/22489 on 6 days a week basis.
Rakes It is the fifty-second 2nd Generation and thirty-sixth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.
Service The 22490/22489 Meerut City - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express currently 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 11 hrs 55 mins with average speed of 64 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be 110 km/h.
Route & Halts + Route and Schedule of 22489/22490 Varanasi-Meerut City Vande Bharat Express Station 22489 Varanasi → Meerut City 22490 Meerut City → Varanasi Arrival Departure Halt Arrival Departure Halt — 09:10 — 18:25 — — 11:40 11:42 2m 15:53 15:55 2m 13:40 13:50 10m 13:45 13:55 10m 17:13 17:15 2m 10:04 10:06 2m 18:50 18:55 5m 08:35 08:40 5m 20:10 20:12 2m 07:08 07:10 2m 21:05 — — — 06:35 —
See also
Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatimaan Express Meerut City Junction railway station Varanasi Junction railway station
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