New Delhi, 01 November (H.S.): In a move aimed at enhancing passenger convenience and strengthening rail connectivity, Indian Railways has decided to commence regular operations of the new Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Varanasi and New Delhi from November 2.

Train numbers 27421/27422, operating on the Varanasi–New Delhi–Varanasi route, will begin their regular services on Monday.

Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway, said train number 27421, the Varanasi–New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper Express, would operate six days a week, except Fridays. Similarly, train number 27422, the New Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper Express, would run six days a week, except Saturdays.

Train number 27421 will depart from Varanasi at 8:50 pm and arrive at New Delhi at 6:10 am the following day. En route, it will halt at Prayagraj Junction, Kanpur Central, Aligarh Junction and Ghaziabad Junction.

The train will arrive at Prayagraj Junction at 10:35 pm and depart at 10:40 pm. It will reach Kanpur Central at 12:40 am and leave at 12:45 am. At Aligarh Junction, it will arrive at 3:55 am and depart at 3:57 am. The train will reach Ghaziabad Junction at 5:23 am and leave at 5:25 am before arriving at New Delhi at 6:10 am.

In the return direction, train number 27422, the New Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper Express, will depart from New Delhi at 9:40 pm and reach Varanasi at 7:10 am the next day.

The train will arrive at Ghaziabad Junction at 10:13 pm, Aligarh Junction at 11:20 pm, Kanpur Central at 2:45 am and Prayagraj Junction at 5:05 am.

Railways has advised passengers to check the train schedule and other related information through the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) website or by calling the railway helpline at 139.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar