Bengaluru-Kochi Vande Bharat Express Schedule Announced

Kochi: The Ministry of Railways has announced the schedule for the upcoming Bengaluru-Kochi Vande Bharat Express, set to begin operations soon. According to a notification from the Railway Board, train number 26651, the KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam Junction Vande Bharat Express, will depart from Bengaluru at 5:10 AM and reach Ernakulam Junction at 1:50 PM.
The return service, 26652 Ernakulam Junction-KSR Bengaluru, will leave Ernakulam at 2:20 PM and arrive in Bengaluru at 11:00 PM. The new service will make stops at several key stations along the route, including Krishnarajapuram, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, and Thrissur.
The Railway Ministry has instructed the Southern Railway and South Western Railway zones to launch the service at the earliest opportunity. "If required, the inaugural train may be operated as a special service which shall pick up its respective link subsequently," the notification said.
This Vande Bharat Express will be the third such service in Kerala, joining the already operational Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru routes.