Vande Bharat Express reaches Thiruvananthapuram after completing trial run

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Vande Bharat Express has returned to Thiruvananthapuram Central after completing its trial run. It left Thiruvananthapuram East at 5.10 am on Monday. Vande Bharat returned to Thiruvananthapuram in 7 hours 20 minutes from Kannur.

The train reached Kannur from Thiruvananthapuram in 7 hours and 10 minutes. It left Thiruvananthapuram at 5.10 am and reached Kannur railway station at 12.19 pm.

At the same time, the Railways has started construction of a third track on the Shornur-Eranakulam route for the Vande Bharat train to reach Kannur from Thiruvananthapuram in less time. Efforts are being made to implement this without acquiring much land. The survey was conducted and the bends on tracks will also be straightened without land acquisition. The target is 110 kmph in the first phase and 130 kmph in the future.

There is also much pressure to increase the number of stops. Stopping for one minute at a stop will lose up to three minutes of time. It has been demanded for a stop at places like Kayamkulam, Thiruvalla, Aluva, Shornur and Thirur. The train reached Thiruvananthapuram from Kannur in the night after evaluating the efficiency and safety of the tracks during the trial run.