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Uttar Pradesh to get second Vande Bharat, says report. Proposed between these 2 cities
Flagged off in Feb 2019, the country's first Vande Bharat runs between the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, the national capital.
According to a report, Indian Railways is working on a proposal to give Uttar Pradesh the state's second semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express.
“The proposal for running the train is in its initial stage. Feasibility is being studied,” Financial Express, which reported the development, quoted Mahesh Gupta, Public Relations Officer (PRO), Lucknow Division, North Eastern Railway (NER), as saying.
Incidentally, the country's first Vande Bharat, which was flagged off in Feb 2019, connects the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Delhi, the national capital. Since then, 14 more Vande Bharat services have been introduced, the latest of which is between Thiruvanathapuram and Kasaragod in Kerala, which began its run in April, and is the southern state's first such train.
Here is all you need to know about the proposed 2nd Vande Bharat for Uttar Pradesh:
(1.) As per the report, the train will connect Lucknow, the state capital, with Gorakhpur, the home turf of UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
(2.) To cover the total distance of 270 kms, the semi-high-speed service is expected to take less than 4 hours. Gorakhdham Express and Bihar Sampark Kranti Express, at present the two fastest trains between the cities, both take around 5 hours (4 hours 45 minutes) for the journey.
(3.) There is, however, no information on its stoppages, as well as days on which it will operate. Most Vande Bharat trains run 6 days a week.
(4.) The proposed Lucknow-Gorakhpur service will be the inaugural Vande Bharat for the NER zone, and fifth for the Northern Railway (NR) zone.
(5.) Gupta, the official quoted above, also said that if implemented, the Lucknow-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat may be extended to Delhi if found feasible as per demands and other operational aspects.
