NE BUSINESS BUREAU
CHENNAI, APR 23
The Southern Railway on Sunday announced that bookings for TVM Central-Kasaragod-TVM Vande Bharat Express Trains commenced at 8 am on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express on April 25. The train service from Kasaragod will begin on April 26 and Thiruvananthapuram on April 28. The Vande Bharat Express will not operate on Thursdays.
A stop was allowed for the train at Shoranur as per public demand and canceled the stop at Tirur.
The train number for Vande Bharat Express Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod is 20634 and Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram is 20633. The train will depart at 5.20 am from Thiruvananthapuram and arrive at Kasaragod at 1.25 pm. The return journey shall commence at 2.30 pm from Kasaragod and arrive at destination Thiruvananthapuram at 10.35 pm.
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According to the Southern Railways notification, a journey from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod will cost Rs 1,590 for AC Chair Car and Rs 2,880 for Executive Chair Car. On the other hand, the ticket price from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram is Rs 1,520 for AC chair car and Rs 2,815 for the executive chair car.
Coach Composition: Vande Bharat Rake of 16 Coaches
The timings and stoppages
| Train N0. 20634
Thiruvananthapuram Central -Kasaragod Vande Bharat Express |
↓ | Station | ↑ | Train No. 20633
Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram Central Vande Bharat Express |
| 05.20 | (d) | Thiruvananthapuram Central | (a) | 22.35 |
| 06.07/06.09 | (a/d) | Kollam | (a/d) | 21.18/21.20 |
| 07.25/07.27 | (a/d) | Kottayam | (a/d) | 20.00/20.02 |
| 08.17/08.20 | (a/d) | Ernakulam Town | (a/d) | 19.05/19.08 |
| 09.22/09.24 | (a/d) | Thrissur | (a/d) | 18.03/18.05 |
| 10.02/10.04 | (a/d) | ShoranurJn | (a/d) | 17.28/17.30 |
| 11.03/11.05 | (a/d) | Kozhikode | (a/d) | 16.28/16.30 |
| 2.03/12.05 | (a/d) | Kannur | (a/d) | 15.28/15.30 |
| 13.25 | (a) | Kasaragod | (d) | 14.30 |