Udaipur City–Agra Cantonment Vande Bharat Express

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	(20979 - Jaipur)
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Udaipur City–Agra Cantonment
*Vande Bharat Express*
Udaipur City–Agra Cantonment; Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
First service	03 September 2024; 2 months ago (Inaugural & Commercial)
Current operator(s)	North Western Railways (NWR)
Route
Termini	Udaipur City (UDZ); Agra Cantonment (AGC)
Stops	7
Distance travelled	610 km (379 mi)
Average journey time	08 hrs 45 mins
Service frequency	Three days a week
Train number(s)	20981 / 20982
Line(s) used	Udaipur–Chittaurgarh–Kota line; Mumbai–Delhi main line (till Bayana Junction); Bayana–Agra line;
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	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	70 km/h (43 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Udaipur City (UDZ)
Rake sharing	20979/20980 Udaipur City - Jaipur - Udaipur City Vande Bharat Express
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	(20979 - Jaipur)
	(20981 - Agra Cantt)

The 20981/20982 Udaipur City–Agra Cantonment Vande Bharat Express is India's 55th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Udaipur in Rajasthan with the bank city of Yamuna River, Agra in Uttar Pradesh. This express train was inaugurated on 02 September 2024 at Udaipur City^[1]^[2] and has another service train to Jaipur Junction. ^[3]

Overview

This train currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Udaipur City, Rana Pratap Nagar, Mavli Jn, Chanderiya, Bundi, Kota Jn, Sawai Madhopur Jn, Gangapur City and Agra Cantonment.^[4]^[5] It currently operates with train numbers 20981/20982 on 3 days a week basis (Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)^[6]^[7] and has rake sharing with Udaipur City–Jaipur Vande Bharat Express which also runs only for 3 days a week basis (Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays).

Rakes

It is the same twenty-fourth 2nd Generation and twelfth 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.^[8]

Service

The 20981/20982 Udaipur City–Agra Cantonment Vande Bharat Express will operate 3 days a week, covering a distance of 610 km (379 mi) in a travel time of 08 hrs 45 mins with average speed of 70 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

^ Only Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays

References

^ "Udaipur-Agra Vande Bharat | Udaipur Kiran". udaipurkiran.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "उदयपुर से आगरा के बीच वंदे भारत ट्रेन ने भरी रफ्तार, 7 शहरों में होगा स्टॉपेज, यहां देखिए किराया, टाइम टेबल सबकुछ". Zee Business (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Vande Bharat Express: This state got a new Vande Bharat Express train, know everything from route, timing, fare and stops - informalnewz". 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "New Vande Bharat Superfast Train Between Udaipur and Agra; Check Route and Stops". Native Planet. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Vande Bharat Train: Agra Gets Its Third Vande Bharat Train". www.india.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "New Vande Bharat Express Train from Udaipur to Agra Route, Schedule, Time Table". Zee News. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "New Vande Bharat Superfast Train Between Udaipur City And Agra Cantt; Check Route, Stops, Timings". www.india.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[1] Only Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays

[2] "Udaipur-Agra Vande Bharat | Udaipur Kiran". udaipurkiran.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[3] "उदयपुर से आगरा के बीच वंदे भारत ट्रेन ने भरी रफ्तार, 7 शहरों में होगा स्टॉपेज, यहां देखिए किराया, टाइम टेबल सबकुछ". Zee Business (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[4] "Vande Bharat Express: This state got a new Vande Bharat Express train, know everything from route, timing, fare and stops - informalnewz". 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[5] "New Vande Bharat Superfast Train Between Udaipur and Agra; Check Route and Stops". Native Planet. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[6] "Vande Bharat Train: Agra Gets Its Third Vande Bharat Train". www.india.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[7] "New Vande Bharat Express Train from Udaipur to Agra Route, Schedule, Time Table". Zee News. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[8] "New Vande Bharat Superfast Train Between Udaipur City And Agra Cantt; Check Route, Stops, Timings". www.india.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

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

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Central Railway	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon☆ Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru☆ SCSMT Kolhapur ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ Nagpur Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.★
East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)☆
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. ⇔ Bhagalpur Jn.☆
North Central Railway	Agra Cantonment ⇔ Banaras☆
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn☆ Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal☆
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. ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh☆ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ Deoghar Jn.☆
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn. Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment☆
South Central Railway	Jalna ⇔ 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.☆
Southern Railway	Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.☆ Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment☆ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Alappuzha)☆ Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Kottayam) 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 ⇔ Okha☆ Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central
☆ indicates 8 coach trainset \| Standard: 16 coach trainset \| ★ indicates 20 coach trainset

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