Current night trains are crowded
The night trains currently operating on Mangalore – Thiruvananthapuram route are Maveli Express, Mangalore Express and Malabar Express. Maveli Express departs from the capital at 7:25 pm and takes 12 hours and 50 minutes to reach Mangalore at 8:15 am the next day. The same is the case with the fastest train in the night trains. Malabar Express departs at 6:40 PM and takes 15 hours and 45 minutes to reach Mangalore at 10:25 AM the next day. Mangalore Express departs at 8:50 PM and takes 14 hours and 30 minutes to reach Mangalore at 11:20 AM. At present all these trains are running full of passengers.
Passengers depend on buses
The return services are the same as from the capital to Mangalore. It is also difficult to get tickets for night trains from Mangaluru to Thiruvananthapuram. As train tickets are not available, passengers often pay high fares and rely on private buses on this route. Those traveling with sleeper tickets and semi-sleeper tickets in buses without getting train tickets are sure to rely on Vande Bharat Sleeper Service if it comes.
Travel time can also be saved
Currently, Malabar Express takes 13 hours and 43 minutes to reach Kasaragod from Thiruvananthapuram. Malabar takes another 2 hours from Kasaragod to Mangalore. However, Vande Bharat takes 8 hours to reach Kasargod from Thiruvananthapuram. In this situation, if the Vande Bharat sleeper service is started, it can reach Mangalore from the capital in 9 hours. A huge saving in travel time can be expected as compared to the current trains.
There will be no general compartment
According to reports, Vande Bharat sleeper trains will not have general compartments or non-AC compartments. Like Rajdhani trains, the new train will have first, second and third AC coaches. At the same time, there is no doubt that sleeper train is far ahead of Rajdhani in terms of facilities. Therefore, there will be changes in the ticket price.
200 Vande Bharat Sleepers
200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains will be built in the first phase. Vandebharat sleepers will be trains that can travel at a speed of 200 km. Automatic doors. The sleeper train will have soft lighting, biovacuum toilets, CCTV camera, comfortable berths and direct communication with the loco pilot.
