Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate eight new trains in India today, with one of the highlighted additions being the Vande Bharat Express connecting Jalna to Mumbai.
During his visit to Ayodhya and as part of inaugurating various projects in Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi will remotely launch the Jalna-Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) Vande Bharat Express. These Vande Bharat Express trains, introduced as an upgraded alternative to the Shatabdi Express, feature fully air-conditioned chair cars with a potential speed of up to 160 kmph, thanks to their self-propelled engines.
The Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, with train number 20705, boasts a total travel time of less than seven hours. Departing from Mumbai’s CSMT at 5:05 am, it reaches Jalna station at 11:55 am, covering a distance of 434 km. The train will operate on Wednesdays and make stoppages at Aurangabad, Manmad Junction, Nasik Road, Kalyan Junction, Thane, and Dadar stations.
In the reverse direction, train number 20706 CSMT-Jalna Vande Bharat Express will leave Mumbai’s CSMT station at 1:10 pm and reach Jalna at 8:30 pm, taking a total travel time of 7 hours and 20 minutes.
For the Jalna-CSMT Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, the chair car seat ticket is priced at ₹1120, while the Executive Chair Car seat is ₹2125. Regular service for the Mumbai-Jalna route will commence from January 1, 2024, and for the Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat, it will start on January 2, 2024.
Apart from the Jalna-Mumbai route, PM Modi will also inaugurate seven other trains on various routes across the country, with six being Vande Bharat Express trains and two being Amrit Bharat Express trains.
