Southern Railway to launch Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express soon
Good news for anyone traveling between Kerala and Karnataka—the new Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is set to launch soon, cutting travel time down to just nine hours (from the usual 11+).
Run by Southern Railway, this train is set to make life a lot easier for students, IT folks, and anyone who regularly commutes between the two states.
Train timings, route, and stops
The train (numbers 26651/26652) takes the Coimbatore-Palakkad route with stops at major cities like Krishnarajapuram, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, and Thrissur.
It leaves Bengaluru at 5:10am and reaches Ernakulam by 1:50pm on the return trip it departs Ernakulam at 2:20pm and arrives in Bengaluru by 11:00pm.
Booking's simple—just hop on IRCTC or visit a railway reservation counter.