Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off new Vande Bharat services on Banaras–Khajuraho, Lucknow–Saharanpur, Firozpur–Delhi and Ernakulam–KSR Bengaluru, with operations set for six days a week on these routes.
- Ernakulam–KSR Bengaluru is listed as 26651/26652 with departures at 5:10 a.m. from Bengaluru and 2:20 p.m. from Ernakulam, arriving at 1:50 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. respectively, and it does not run on Wednesdays.
- The Ernakulam–Bengaluru service makes seven halts—Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem and Krishnarajapuram—per the IRCTC timetable.
- IRCTC fares on Ernakulam–Bengaluru are approximately Rs 1,615 (CC) and Rs 2,980 (EC) from Ernakulam to Bengaluru and Rs 1,655 (CC) and Rs 3,015 (EC) in the reverse direction, with catering included.
- Banaras–Khajuraho runs as 26506/26505 in about 7 hours 55 minutes with Thursday as the non-running day, and ticket prices are about Rs 1,330 (CC) and Rs 2,405 (EC) from Banaras to Khajuraho, while Firozpur–Delhi is scheduled for 7:55 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. departures and Lucknow–Saharanpur operates six days a week with no Monday service.