Why do Thiruvananthapuram natives celebrate Tamil Nadu's new Vande Bharat?

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The entry of Vande Bharat trains overhauled the existing system of railways in the country and helped the common man widen their dreams about development in the country. Both the Vande Bharat trains running in Kerala have turned popular and super hits in terms of occupancy. And now, the elite train's latest service is heading towards Tamil Nadu but the happiness is felt on the natives of Thiruvananthapuram.

Vande Bharat Special Train between Chennai and Nagercoil junction is getting far more attention now. The trial run was completed successfully last Monday. The new service is being launched in a manner that can be effectively used by the people of Southern Kerala and mostly Thiruvananthapuram natives. According to the current reports, the service will be conducted every week on Thursday.

The Vande Bharat service is organized in a way that the train departs from Chennai Central at 05:15 in the morning and reaches Nagercoil at 01:50 in the afternoon. The return journey will depart from Nagercoil at 02:20 PM and reach Chennai at 12:05 pm. The train will halt at Tambaram, Villipuram, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli.

For people of Thiruvananthapuram, travel will be easier if they board Vande Bharat from Chennai in the morning and reach Nagercoil by afternoon. From here, take options for a bus or another connection train to reach the capital city within two hours. Express trains from Nagercoil to Thiruvananthapuram take less than an hour and a half. Similarly, Malayali passengers to Chennai can reach Nagercoil from Thiruvananthapuram before 02:20 PM and proceed to Chennai by Vande Bharat.