Durg-Vishakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express started its regular journey from today. The train left Durg right on time at 05:45 am and passed through Raipur. Compared to the inaugural run which was conducted for free on 16th September, very few passengers went on the first commercial journey of the train. Out of the total 1128 seats in the chair car and executive car of the train, 156 seats were booked and passengers travelled. According to a website, about 972 seats remained vacant. Out of these, 148 travelled in 14 AC chair cars and only 8 travelled in two executive cars. In such a situation, the future of this train can be guessed. Durg-Vishakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
We are not saying that passengers should travel daily. This initial indifference is being attributed to its expensive tickets. The fare for the distance of approximately 565 km from Durg to Visakhapatnam in Executive Class will be Rs. 2825 with breakfast tea and lunch and Rs. 2410 without food. Fare in Chair Car will be Rs. 1565 with breakfast tea and lunch and Rs. 1205 without food. Fare from Raipur in Executive Class will be Rs. 2695 with breakfast tea and lunch and Rs. 2300 without food. Fare in Chair Car will be Rs. 1495 with breakfast tea and lunch and Rs. 1150 without food.
20829/20830 Durg-Visakhapatnam-Durg Vande Bharat Express train service will be operated from both ends six days a week (except Thursday). Other trains running in this section cover the distance between Durg and Visakhapatnam in about 11 hours. Durg-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat will cover the distance between Durg and Visakhapatnam in 8 hours, which will save about 3 hours of time. The stoppages of this train will be Raipur, Mahasamund, Khariyar Road, Kantabanji, Titlagarh, Kesinga, Rayagada, Parvatipuram, Vijayanagaram
