Token Vandebharat train for Kanyakumari

Vande Bharat trains from Chennai to Kanyakumari on a weekly basis will be run only during January 2024 to clear the Pongal holiday rush from Chennai. The train service to Kanyakumari will be wound up after January.

Railway board has however cleared Six Vandebharat trains to run on a regular basis to various parts of North India including one to Katra and another to Darbhanga in Bihar

The special Vande Bharat express train numbered will depart from Chennai Egmore at 5.15 AM on all Thursdays starting from January 1 and will run on the next three Thursdays, which are January 11, 18, and 25. Accordingly, the train will arrive at Nagercoil at 2:10 PM on the same day of travel. The train would take nearly nine hours to cover the 650 kilometer distance almost the same time as the regular express train in this route

In return, the Nagercoil-Chennai Vande Bharat Express  will start its journey from Nagercoil at 2:50 PM on Thursday and arrive at the destination station of Chennai Egmore at 11:45 PM on the same date.

The ticket price for a journey from Chennai Egmore to Nagercoil is Rs 1605 in Chair car (CC) and in Executive Chair Car (EC) is Rs 3245.

The Vande Bharat special weekly trains will make their stops at Tambaram, Villupuram, Trichy, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, and Tirunelveli.