Lucknow–Dehradun Vande Bharat Express

The 22545/22546 Lucknow - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express is India's 44th Vande Bharat Express train, which connects the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh with the winter capital city Dehradun in Uttarakhand.[1] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [2][3]

Lucknow Jn – Dehradun Terminal
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleUttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
First service12 March 2024 (12 March 2024) (Inaugural)
26 March 2024; 8 months ago (26 March 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)North Eastern Railways (NER)
Route
TerminiLucknow Junction (LJN)
Dehradun (DDN)
Stops3
Distance travelled545 km (339 mi)
Average journey time08 hrs 20 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number(s)22545 / 22546
Line(s) used
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0[broken anchor]
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

Overview

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This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Lucknow Jn, Bareilly Jn, Moradabad Jn, Haridwar and Dehradun. This is operated with train numbers 22545/22546 on 6 days a week basis. [4][5]

Rakes

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It is the forty-second 2nd Generation and twenty-eighth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train[broken anchor] which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[6]

Service

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The 22545/22546 Lucknow - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 545 km (339 mi) in a travel time of 08 hrs 20 mins with average speed of 65 km/h. [7][8] The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be 110 km/h.

  1. ^ Except Mondays

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express launched: Fare, timings". News9live. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat Express trains today, four existing routes extended – Check full routes, new destinations and more". Financialexpress. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (12 March 2024). "Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains". mint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Vande Bharat Express Fare: Fares for Vande Bharat Express running between Dehradun and Lucknow released, check here - informalnewz". 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. ^ "लखनऊ-देहरादून वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन 26 मार्च से चलेगी, जानें शेड्यूल". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat: आ गई लखनऊ-देहरादून वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस की तारीख, इस दिन से चलेगी ये ट्रेन". Times Now Navbharat (in Hindi). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Vande Bharat service to be regular after Holi". The Times of India. 16 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 March 2024.