172 years of IR

From steam engines to semi-high speed Vande Bharats, this iconic journey keeps India moving forward connecting hearts and horizons

Over backwaters

8 car Thiruvananthapuram Central bound Vande Bharat Express crossing Kilimukkam lake. Soon this will become 16 car service due high demand

Through windmill farm

Vande Bharat Express bound for Chennai Egmore passing through windmill farms of Aralvaimozhi

Through fields and mountains

Vande Bharat Express passing through lush green scenic Thovalai

Beautiful Thovalai

Nagercoil Jn bound Vande Bharat Express passing through the beautiful landscape of Thovalai with Western Ghats in background

Getting ready

Crew charging the Ernakulam Junction bound Vande Bharat Express as the passengers wait for the doors to open

Rainy early morning

Wet in early morning rains, brand new tangerine Vande Bharat Express on its first run to Kasaragod

Through greenery

8 car Vande Bharat Express rolling down a gradient through lush green Kappil

Tangerine in greenery

Tangerine color was shining in evening light as Vande Bharat Express cross Kilimukkam lake

Through farmlands

Egrets gather in the field to eat the worms as field is ploughed for the next cultivation and Vande Bharat Express rips through

Gradients & Curve

Thiruvananthapuram Central bound Vande Bharat Express ripping through gradients and curves at Munroeturutu station

Beautiful Nagercoil

Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Jn VANDE BHARAT Express passing through lush green outskirts of Nagercoil, before entering the final destination

Pairing trainset

Tangerine & grey Vande Bharat Express gets a pairing train in usual colors as it has a tight schedule

First commercial run

New Vande Bharat Express at the last leg of the journey, bang on time, rushing to Thiruvananthapuram Central

Stormy afternoon

Vande Bharat Express bound for Thiruvananthapuram Central, crossing Kaithapuzha lake on a stormy afternoon, under heavy rains