<p>Bengaluru is getting connected to Kochi by the Vande Bharat Bharat Express next week. </p>.<p>The train will start from Ernakulam on July 31 and from Bengaluru Cantonment on August 1. It will run thrice a week and make 12 trips in each direction. </p>.<p>M Senthamil Selvan, Chief Public Relations Officer, Southern Railway, said the service would run as a special train to clear the extra rush of<br>passengers. </p>.<p>The railways typically operates special trains to meet <br>extra demand during peak seasons. </p>.<p>The Vande Bharat will be the fastest train between Bengaluru and Ernakulam, taking about nine hours to cover 608 km. The current fastest train takes 10 to 12 hours. </p>.<p>Train number 06001 Ernakulam-Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Special will run on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, between July 31 and August 25. </p>.Bengaluru-Madurai Vande Bharat Express to start in July as a special train.<p>It will leave Ernakulam Junction at 12.50 pm and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 10 pm on the same day. </p>.<p>In the return direction, train number 06002 Bengaluru Cantonment-Ernakulam Vande Bharat Special will run on Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays, between August 1 and August 26. </p>.<p>It will depart from Bengaluru Cantonment at 5.30 am and reach Ernakulam Junction at 2.20 pm on the same day. </p>.<p>The stoppages will be Thrissur, Palakkad, Podanur, Tiruppur, Erode and Salem. </p>.<p>The train will have eight coaches (seven chair cars and one executive class). </p>.<p>The IRCTC has started taking bookings for the Ernakulam-Bengaluru Cantonment service while advanced reservation for the return journey will likely begin on Monday. </p>.<p>KN Krishna Prasad of the Karnataka Railway Vedike welcomed the introduction of the premium train between the two cities, but said the timings were “inconvenient”. </p>.<p>“Bengaluru has a significant number of Malayalis working in the IT and other sectors. They typically prefer overnight trains. Going by the timings, travellers will lose almost an entire day,” he told DH. </p>.<p>Prasad also lamented the lack of stoppage at KR Puram, a key neighbourhood near the city’s IT hub. </p>.<p>Bengaluru already has Vande Bharat trains to Chennai/Mysuru, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Hyderabad and Coimbatore. There are two Vande Bharat trains to Chennai/Mysuru. A Vande Bharat has also been proposed between Bengaluru and Madurai. </p>.<p><strong>Fare structure</strong></p><p>The chair-car fare is Rs 1,465 (inclusive of meals). The executive-class fare is Rs 2,945. </p>
<p>Bengaluru is getting connected to Kochi by the Vande Bharat Bharat Express next week. </p>.<p>The train will start from Ernakulam on July 31 and from Bengaluru Cantonment on August 1. It will run thrice a week and make 12 trips in each direction. </p>.<p>M Senthamil Selvan, Chief Public Relations Officer, Southern Railway, said the service would run as a special train to clear the extra rush of<br>passengers. </p>.<p>The railways typically operates special trains to meet <br>extra demand during peak seasons. </p>.<p>The Vande Bharat will be the fastest train between Bengaluru and Ernakulam, taking about nine hours to cover 608 km. The current fastest train takes 10 to 12 hours. </p>.<p>Train number 06001 Ernakulam-Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Special will run on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, between July 31 and August 25. </p>.Bengaluru-Madurai Vande Bharat Express to start in July as a special train.<p>It will leave Ernakulam Junction at 12.50 pm and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 10 pm on the same day. </p>.<p>In the return direction, train number 06002 Bengaluru Cantonment-Ernakulam Vande Bharat Special will run on Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays, between August 1 and August 26. </p>.<p>It will depart from Bengaluru Cantonment at 5.30 am and reach Ernakulam Junction at 2.20 pm on the same day. </p>.<p>The stoppages will be Thrissur, Palakkad, Podanur, Tiruppur, Erode and Salem. </p>.<p>The train will have eight coaches (seven chair cars and one executive class). </p>.<p>The IRCTC has started taking bookings for the Ernakulam-Bengaluru Cantonment service while advanced reservation for the return journey will likely begin on Monday. </p>.<p>KN Krishna Prasad of the Karnataka Railway Vedike welcomed the introduction of the premium train between the two cities, but said the timings were “inconvenient”. </p>.<p>“Bengaluru has a significant number of Malayalis working in the IT and other sectors. They typically prefer overnight trains. Going by the timings, travellers will lose almost an entire day,” he told DH. </p>.<p>Prasad also lamented the lack of stoppage at KR Puram, a key neighbourhood near the city’s IT hub. </p>.<p>Bengaluru already has Vande Bharat trains to Chennai/Mysuru, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Hyderabad and Coimbatore. There are two Vande Bharat trains to Chennai/Mysuru. A Vande Bharat has also been proposed between Bengaluru and Madurai. </p>.<p><strong>Fare structure</strong></p><p>The chair-car fare is Rs 1,465 (inclusive of meals). The executive-class fare is Rs 2,945. </p>