On its inaugural run, the Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express will offer free travel to school children. The Railway will coordinate with schools to transport students from Prayagraj to Varanasi. The 8-coach Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat, with a capacity of 530 seats, will commence operations on September 15th. The Varanasi-Delhi Vande Bharat, scheduled...
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to begin on September 16th, will be expanded to 20 coaches, all of which will be new. Both trains will be saffron colored. The Varanasi-Delhi Vande Bharat will extend its route to Prayagraj to facilitate the transportation of school children. The children will be brought to Varanasi on this train and returned on another. Similarly, students and scout guides from Prayagraj will participate in the inaugural journey of the Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat. The Railway will provide food and water for all participants. The Railway is issuing special passes for children on these inaugural trial runs. The 8-coach Agra Vande Bharat will have a total of 530 seats, including 478 in chair car and 52 in executive class. The Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express will see an increase of 312 chair car seats, bringing the total seat count to 1440. This includes 104 seats in executive class. Currently, this train has 1128 seats across all classes. NCR's CPRO Shashikant Tripathi has stated that the notification for the Vande Bharat is yet to be released but preparations are complete.