PM Modi flags off Gorakhpur-Lucknow, Jodhpur-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat trains

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off Gorakhpur-Lucknow, Jodhpur-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat trains from Gorakhpur, increasing the number of semi-high speed trains in the country to 25.

Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express will connect Ayodhya to both of the cities. Tourist places like Kushinagar, Siddharthnagar Sant Kabir Nagar will also benefit from improved connectivity.

Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express will have eight coaches, including one with an executive chair car.


The Jodhpur-Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express will improve the connectivity between Jodhpur and Ahmedabad. The train will connect Pali, Abu Road, Palanpur and Mehsana cities on the route.

The semi-high-speed train would leave Ahmedabad (Sabarmati) at 4:45 pm and arrive in Jodhpur at 10:55 pm the same day. The train will leave Jodhpur at 05:55 am and arrive in Ahmedabad (Sabarmati) at 12:05 pm on the same day for the return trip.

After the addition of these two new trains on July 7, the operational service of Vande Bharat Express will achieve a significant milestone of 50 services.

The first Vande Bharat Express was flagged off on February 15, 2019, by PM Modi, running between New Delhi and Varanasi. Manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, the train set symbolizes the 'Make-In-India' initiative and showcases India's engineering prowess.