New Delhi, 30 October (H.S.): Indian Railways has released the timetable for the inaugural run of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train scheduled to operate between Varanasi and New Delhi. Train No. 02527, the Banaras–New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper Inaugural Special, will depart from Banaras railway station at 4:15 pm on October 31 and is scheduled to reach New Delhi at 2 am the following day.

According to the timetable issued by Northern Railway, the train will arrive at Prayagraj Junction at 6 pm and depart at 6:05 pm. It will reach Kanpur Central at 8:05 pm and leave at 8:10 pm. The train will subsequently arrive at Aligarh Junction at 11:20 pm and depart at 11:22 pm.

The service will reach Ghaziabad at 1:10 am on November 1 and depart at 1:15 am before completing its inaugural journey at New Delhi at 2 am.

The train will provide an additional overnight rail connectivity option between Varanasi and the national capital, with scheduled halts at Prayagraj, Kanpur Central, Aligarh and Ghaziabad.

Meanwhile, the Railways has also released the timetable for the inaugural special service of the Varanasi–Raja Talab MEMU train.

Train No. 05125 will depart from Varanasi at 4:15 pm on October 31. It will arrive at Banaras station at 4:30 pm and resume its journey at 4:32 pm. The train will reach Bhulanpur Halt at 4:38 pm and depart at 4:40 pm. It will subsequently arrive at Hardattpur at 4:48 pm and leave at 4:50 pm.

The MEMU inaugural special is scheduled to reach Raja Talab at 5:05 pm.

The two inaugural services are expected to strengthen rail connectivity in the region, offering passengers an additional long-distance overnight travel option as well as improved local connectivity.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar