India’s Vande Bharat Express has emerged as one of the country’s most prominent semi-high-speed rail services, offering faster journeys along with modern facilities, enhanced safety features and improved passenger comfort. Developed under the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, the trains now connect several major cities, pilgrimage centres, business hubs and tourist destinations.
The 2026 network includes 82 Vande Bharat Express routes. Of these, 81 are Chair Car services primarily designed for daytime intercity journeys, while the latest addition is the Vande Bharat Sleeper service aimed at longer overnight travel.
Here is the complete list of the Vande Bharat Express routes included in the 2026 network.
Vande Bharat Express Chair Car Routes
- 22435/36 – New Delhi – Varanasi
- 22439/40 – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – New Delhi
- 20901/02 – Gandhinagar Capital – Mumbai Central
- 22447/48 – Amb Andura – New Delhi
- 20607/08 – Mysuru – MGR Chennai Central
- 20825/26 – Nagpur – Bilaspur
- 22301/02 – New Jalpaiguri – Howrah
- 20833/34 – Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam
- 22223/24 – Sainagar Shirdi – CSMT Mumbai
- 22225/26 – Solapur – CSMT Mumbai
- 20171/72 – Hazrat Nizamuddin – Rani Kamlapati
- 20701/02 – Tirupati – Secunderabad
- 20643/44 – Coimbatore – Chennai
- 20977/78 – Chandigarh – Ajmer
- 20633/34 – Thiruvananthapuram – Kasaragod
- 22895/96 – Puri – Howrah
- 22457/58 – Dehradun – Anand Vihar Terminal
- 22227/28 – Guwahati – New Jalpaiguri
- 20911/12 – Nagpur – Indore
- 22229/30 – Madgaon – CSMT Mumbai
- 22349/50 – Ranchi – Patna
- 20661/62 – Dharwar – KSR Bengaluru
- 20173/74 – Rewa – Rani Kamlapati
- 22549/50 – Gorakhpur – Prayagraj
- 12461/62 – Sabarmati – Jodhpur
- 22925/26 – Okha – Ahmedabad
- 20665/66 – Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore
- 20677/78 – Narsapur – Chennai
- 20703/04 – Yesvantpur – Kacheguda
- 20631/32 – Thiruvananthapuram – Mangaluru
- 26963/64 – Udaipur – Asarva
- 22347/48 – Patna – Howrah
- 20835/36 – Puri – Rourkela
- 20897/98 – Ranchi – Howrah
- 22415/16 – New Delhi – Varanasi (2nd)
- 20641/42 – Coimbatore – Bengaluru Cantt
- 20645/46 – Mangaluru – Madgaon
- 20705/06 – CSMT Mumbai – Nanded
- 22477/78 – Katra – New Delhi (2nd)
- 22425/26 – Anand Vihar – Ayodhya Cantt
- 22487/88 – Amritsar – Delhi
- 22962/61 – Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad
- 20707/08 – Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad
- 20663/64 – Chennai – Mysuru
- 22233/34 – Patna – New Jalpaiguri
- 22470/69 – Khajuraho – Nizamuddin
- 22231/32 – Bengaluru – Kalaburagi
- 20841/42 – Visakhapatnam – Bhubaneswar
- 22345/46 – Gomti Nagar – Patna
- 20887/88 – Varanasi – Ranchi
- 22545/46 – Dehradun – Lucknow Jn
- 22490/89 – Varanasi – Meerut City
- 20627/28 – Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore
- 20671/72 – Bengaluru Cantt – Madurai
- 22500/99 – Deoghar – Varanasi
- 22309/10 – Jamalpur – Howrah
- 20871/72 – Rourkela – Howrah
- 20893/94 – Patna – Tatanagar
- 20892/91 – Tatanagar – Brahmapur
- 22303/04 – Gaya – Howrah
- 20669/70 – Pune – Hubballi
- 20673/74 – Pune – Kolhapur
- 20101/02 – Secunderabad – Nagpur
- 20829/30 – Visakhapatnam – Durg
- 21893/94 – Patna – Tatanagar
- 21895/96 – Patna – Tatanagar (2nd)
- 20176/75 – Banaras – Agra Cantt
- 26901/02 – Veraval – Sabarmati
- 26401/02 – Jammu Tawi – Srinagar
- 26403/04 – Jammu Tawi – Srinagar (2nd)
- 26502/01 – Patliputra – Gorakhpur
- 26751/52 – KSR Bengaluru – Belagavi
- 26406/05 – Amritsar – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
- 26101/02 – Pune – Ajni (Nagpur)
- 26302/01 – Jogbani – Danapur
- 26481/82 – Delhi Cantt – Jodhpur
- 26471/72 – Delhi Cantt – Bikaner
- 26462/61 – Delhi – Firozpur Cantt
- 26651/52 – Ernakulam – KSR Bengaluru
- 26506/05 – Khajuraho – Banaras
- 26504/03 – Saharanpur – Gomtinagar (Lucknow)
Vande Bharat Express Sleeper Route
The Sleeper variant adds an overnight option to the Vande Bharat network, aimed at passengers travelling on longer-distance routes.
27575/76 – Howrah – Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper Express
The introduction of the Sleeper service expands the Vande Bharat concept beyond daytime intercity travel, adding an overnight option to the network.
Vande Bharat Network in 2026
With 82 routes listed in the 2026 network, Vande Bharat Express continues to cover a wide range of destinations across India. The network includes connections between major metropolitan centres as well as important religious, regional and tourist destinations.
The 81 Chair Car services cater primarily to daytime journeys, while the Sleeper service provides an option for longer overnight travel.
Disclaimer: The route information in this article has been compiled from the details provided for the 2026 Vande Bharat Express network. Train routes, numbers and services may be subject to changes by Indian Railways. Passengers should verify the latest schedule and operational details through official railway sources before planning their journey.