The 26651/26652 KSR Bengaluru – Ernakulam Junction Vande Bharat Express is India's 78th Vande Bharat Express train, which connects Bengaluru in Karnataka, with Kochi in Kerala.
This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Varanasi on November 8, 2025.
Overview This train is operated by South Western Railways, connecting KSR Bengaluru City Jn., , , , , , , , and (South). It is currently operated with train numbers 26651/26652, running on six days a week, except on Wednesdays. It carried over 55,000 passengers in its first month of operations.
Rakes It was the seventy-second 2nd Generation 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.
Coach Augmentation Starting from August 17th 2026, this would be augmented with 08 more additional AC coaches and running with Vande Bharat 2.0 trainset, thus becoming the first Vande Bharat Express train under South Western Railway zone. This has been performed in order to meet the surge in passenger demand owing to the Onam festival and running on this popular route.
Service The 26651/26652 KSR Bengaluru – Ernakulam Junction Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 08hrs 40mins with average speed of 72 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is .
See also
Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatiman Express KSR Bengaluru City Junction Ernakulam Junction railway station Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express
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