After successfully completing a trial run, Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express is set to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (25th April 2023).

* Kerala’s train will travel between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod. Initially, the train was planned to run between Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur but was extended later.

* The train will cover eleven districts including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasargod.

* The train’s operations to the public will start on 26 April 2023 on the Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram route and on 28 April 2023 on the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod way.

* The Vande Bharat will complete the journey from Trivandrum Central to Kasaragod in 8.05 hours, which will cost Rs 2,880 in executive class.

* The train’s base fare is Rs 2,194 to which Rs 434 catering charges are added, as per the cost breakup.

* If a passenger does not opt for food, the ticket for Vande Bharat will cost Rs 2,465 in executive class.

* From Kasaragod, the Vande Bharat train will depart at 2.30 pm and reach Trivandrum Central at 10.35 pm. The complete journey will cost Rs 2,815 for the executive class.


* The train will depart from Thiruvananthapuram at 5.20 am and reach Kasaragod at 1.25 pm and has nine station stops.