(a) the names of cities which were connected with Vande Bharat Express Trains;
(b) whether the Railways has been set to roll out a number of ‘Make in India’ Vande Bharat Express Trains;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the sectors which are identified for the same particularly originating/ terminating from the State of Karnataka; and
(d) the time by which the said trains are likely to be put into operation?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) At present, two pairs of Vande Bharat Express services namely, 22435/22436 Vande Bharat Express and 22439/22440 Vande Bharat Express are operating on Indian Railways.
(b) to (d) Introduction of trains, including Vande Bharat Express services is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification, availability of resources, etc. At present, there is no proposal to run Vande Bharat trains originating from/terminating at the stations located in the State of Karnataka.
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