Indian Railways: PM Modi flags off Second Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express

The first of its kind Vande Bharat Express was first inaugurated on the Delhi-Varanasi route. Now, the Prime Minister has launched the second train on this route with train number - 04015.

This time around, it dons a saffron shade and boasts numerous new features over the train that is already plying on the route, reveals Northern Railway.

The inaugural run from Varanasi to New Delhi took place at 2:15 pm. However, in normal course, the train will start at 6:00 am from Varanasi to New Delhi for six days a week except on Tuesday.

The train will reach New Delhi at 2:05 pm and depart for Varanasi after 55 minutes at 3:00 pm. It will reach its destination station at 11:05 pm.

The first Vande Bharat train, which currently runs between New Delhi and Varanasi, starts from Delhi at 6:00 am and reaches its destination station at 2:00 pm.

It departs for New Delhi at 3:00 pm and reaches the destination at 11:00 pm. It runs six days a week except Thursday. The stoppages include - Prayagraj Jn, Kanpur Central, Etawah Jn, Tundla Jn, and Aligarh Jn.

The Railways launched its first saffron-grey colour Vande Bharat train on September 24 between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. It was one of the nine Vande Bharat trains that the prime minister flagged off on September 24 in a video conference.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a recent interaction with journalists had also dismissed the notion that there is any politics behind launching orange or saffron-coloured Vande Bharat trains, saying the choice of colours was informed by scientific thought.