MGR Chennai Central–Narasapur Vande Bharat Express

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	Andhra Pradesh

MGR Chennai Central - Narasapur
*Vande Bharat Express*
MGR Chennai Central - Narasapur; Vande Bharat Express
	This Mini VB Express train standing at MGR Chennai Central & heading towards Narasapur
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
First service	24 September 2023 (Inaugural run); 25 September 2023 (Commercial run); (Extension to Narasapur); 15 December 2025
Current operator	Southern Railway (SR)
Route
Termini	MGR Chennai Central (MAS); Narasapur (NS)
Stops	7 (after extn to Narasapur)
Distance travelled	652 km (405 mi)
Average journey time	08 hrs 40 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number	20677 / 20678
Lines used	Chennai–Banglore line (till Arakkonam Jn.); Renigunta–Gudur section; Gudur–Vijayawada section; Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line (Till Bhimavaram Town); Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line;
On-board services
Classes	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	E Catering services, On board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi; Infotainment System; Electric outlets; Reading light; Seat Pockets; Bottle Holder; Tray Table;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Basin Bridge Junction (BBQ)
Route map
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	Tamil Nadu
	Andhra Pradesh

The 20677/20678 MGR Chennai Central – Vijayawada - Narasapur Vande Bharat Express is India's 27th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Chennai city in Tamil Nadu with Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.^[1]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting MGR Chennai Central, Renigunta Jn, Nellore, Ongole, Tenali Jn and Vijayawada Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20677/20678 on 6 days a week basis.

On 12 November 2025, Southern Railways officially announced that this express train would be further extended to Narasapur and will commence from 12 January 2026. ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Rakes

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

Service

The 20677/20678 MGR Chennai Ctrl - Vijayawada - Narasapur Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Tuesdays, covering a distance of 514 km (319 mi) in a travel time of 6 hours with an average speed of 77 km/h (48 mph). The service has 4 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

Notes

^ Except Tuesdays

References

^ Srinivas, Rajulapudi (20 September 2023). "Vijayawada-Chennai Vande Bharat train to be flagged off on September 24". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ Bureau, The Hindu (15 November 2025). "Chennai-Vijayawada Vande Bharat extended up to Narsapur from January 1, 2026". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 November 2025. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Bureau, The Hindu (13 November 2025). "SCR to run Vande Bharat Express to Narsapur from January 12". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2025. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Vande Bharat train: నరసాపురం వరకు 'వందే భారత్‌'.. సర్వీసులు ఎప్పట్నుంచంటే?". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
^ Ahmed, Syed (12 November 2025). "చెన్నె-నర్సాపూర్ వందే భారత్ అమల్లోకి.. ! తాజా టైమింగ్స్ ఇవే..!". telugu.oneindia.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[1] Except Tuesdays

[2] Srinivas, Rajulapudi (20 September 2023). "Vijayawada-Chennai Vande Bharat train to be flagged off on September 24". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[3] Bureau, The Hindu (15 November 2025). "Chennai-Vijayawada Vande Bharat extended up to Narsapur from January 1, 2026". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 November 2025. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[4] Bureau, The Hindu (13 November 2025). "SCR to run Vande Bharat Express to Narsapur from January 12". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2025. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[5] "Vande Bharat train: నరసాపురం వరకు 'వందే భారత్‌'.. సర్వీసులు ఎప్పట్నుంచంటే?". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 14 November 2025.

[6] Ahmed, Syed (12 November 2025). "చెన్నె-నర్సాపూర్ వందే భారత్ అమల్లోకి.. ! తాజా టైమింగ్స్ ఇవే..!". telugu.oneindia.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 14 November 2025.

[7] "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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Vande Bharat Express
Central Railway	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon ☆ Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur ★ Kalaburagi ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru ☆ Nagpur Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.☆ Ajni (Nagpur) ⇔ Pune Jn.☆
East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.★ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) ☆ Jogbani ⇔ Danapur☆
East Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.★ Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn. Bhubaneswar ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Gaya Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Jamalpur Jn.☆
North Central Railway	Agra Cantonment ⇔ Banaras
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj Jn. Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal ☆ Gorakhpur Jn. ⇔ Patliputra Jn.☆ Banaras ⇔ Khajuraho Jn.☆
Northeast Frontier Railway	New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati ☆ New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
Northern Railway	Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn. Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.★ New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal ☆ New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra ★ New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn.★ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi ★ SMVD Katra ⇔ New Delhi ★ Hazrat Nizamuddin ⇔ Khajuraho Jn. Meerut City Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ Deoghar Jn.☆ SMVD Katra ⇔ Srinagar ☆ Srinagar ⇔ SMVD Katra ☆ SMVD Katra ⇔ Amritsar Jn.☆ Firozpur Cantt. ⇔ Delhi Jn.☆ Lucknow Jn. ⇔ Saharanpur Jn.☆
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn.★ Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) ☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment ☆ Jodhpur ⇔ Delhi Cantt.☆ Bikaner Jn. ⇔ Delhi Cantt.☆
South Central Railway	Hazur Sahib Nanded ⇔ Mumbai CSMT ★ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati ★ Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn. Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.★
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn. Durg Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
South Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri ★ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Howrah Jn. ⇔ Rourkela Jn. Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Brahmapur ☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
South Western Railway	KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Dharwad ☆ Mysuru Jn. ⇔ MGR Chennai Central ☆ SSS Hubballi Jn. ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ SCSMT Kolhapur ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ Belagavi ⇔ KSR Bengaluru ☆ KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Ernakulam Jn.☆
Southern Railway	Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.★ Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment ☆ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central ★ Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central ★ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn. MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.☆ Chennai Egmore ⇔ Nagercoil Jn.★ Madurai Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment
West Central Railway	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa ☆
Western Railway	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital ★ Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn. Ahmedabad Jn.⇔ Okha ☆ Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) ⇔ Veraval Jn.☆
☆ indicates 8 coach trainset \| Standard: 16 coach trainset \| ★ indicates 20 coach trainset

Overview

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Service

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