# Vande Bharat Express Guide

> Independent passenger guide to India's Vande Bharat Express trains: all 84 routes (81 Chair Car, 3 Sleeper), timetables checked against two or more sources, fares from IRCTC's own fare enquiry, booking, Tatkal and refund rules from Railway Board circulars and Ministry of Railways (PIB) statements, and 16 free tools. Not affiliated with Indian Railways or IRCTC; book only on irctc.co.in.

Key facts (checked 11 November 2026):
- Network: 84 Vande Bharat routes, 168 train services (Ministry of Railways list of 23 July 2026 plus two Sleeper routes started in November 2026).
- Speed: designed for 180 km/h, operated at up to 160 km/h.
- Classes: CC (AC Chair Car, 3+2, 78 seats per coach, 44 in driving coaches) and EC (Executive Chair Car, 2+2, 52 seats, rotating seats); Sleeper trains have 3A, 2A and 1A.
- Booking opens 60 days before the journey at 08:00 IST. Tatkal for CC and EC opens at 10:00 IST one day before. No Tatkal on the Vande Bharat Sleeper.
- No dynamic fare and no fare concession on Vande Bharat trains (PIB, February 2026).
- Chair Car cancellation: flat Rs 180 (CC) or Rs 240 (EC) more than 72 hours before departure, 25% from 72 to 24 hours, 50% from 24 to 8 hours, no refund in the last 8 hours.
- Sleeper cancellation: 25% more than 72 hours before, 50% until 8 hours before, no refund after (Gazette G.S.R. 41(E), January 2026).
- Example fares (IRCTC, one adult, full route, with meal): Howrah–Puri 22895 CC Rs 1,485, EC Rs 2,665; New Delhi–Varanasi Sleeper 27422 3A Rs 1,915.
- First Vande Bharat Express: New Delhi–Varanasi, flagged off 15 February 2019, built by ICF Chennai.

## Routes
- [All Vande Bharat routes by state](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/): 84 routes with train numbers and station codes
- [Howrah–Puri Vande Bharat Express 22895/22896](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/howrah-puri/)
- [Mumbai–Goa Vande Bharat Express 22229/22230](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/mumbai-goa/)
- [Mumbai–Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express 22961/22962, 20901/20902](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/mumbai-ahmedabad/)
- [Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express 22301/22302](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/howrah-new-jalpaiguri/)
- [Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Express 22435/22436, 22415/22416](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/delhi-varanasi/)
- [Chennai–Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express 20643/20644](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/chennai-coimbatore/)
- [Vande Bharat trains from Mumbai](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/from-mumbai/), [from Howrah](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/from-howrah/), [in Tamil Nadu](https://vandebharatexpress.info/routes/tamil-nadu/)
- [Vande Bharat Sleeper trains](https://vandebharatexpress.info/sleeper/), [Delhi–Varanasi Sleeper](https://vandebharatexpress.info/sleeper/delhi-varanasi/), [Mumbai–Bengaluru Sleeper](https://vandebharatexpress.info/sleeper/bengaluru-mumbai/)

## Fares, booking and seats
- [Vande Bharat ticket price](https://vandebharatexpress.info/booking/ticket-price/): IRCTC fare breakdowns
- [How to book a Vande Bharat ticket](https://vandebharatexpress.info/booking/)
- [Vande Bharat seat map](https://vandebharatexpress.info/seats/) and [CC vs EC](https://vandebharatexpress.info/seats/cc-vs-ec/)
- [Vande Bharat food](https://vandebharatexpress.info/food/)

## Guides
- [Refund and cancellation rules](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-refund-rules/)
- [Tatkal](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-tatkal/)
- [Waiting list and chart](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-waiting-list/)
- [Ticket change](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-ticket-change/)
- [TDR and late-train refund](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-tdr-and-late-train-refund/)
- [Concessions and quotas](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-concessions-and-quotas/)
- [Luggage rules](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-luggage-rules/)
- [Facilities](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-facilities/)
- [History](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-history/)
- [Speed and fastest routes](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-speed-and-fastest-routes/)
- [Vande Bharat vs Shatabdi](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-vs-shatabdi/)
- [PNR and running status](https://vandebharatexpress.info/guides/vande-bharat-pnr-and-running-status/)

## Tools
- [All 16 Vande Bharat tools](https://vandebharatexpress.info/tools/): trains between stations, time table, running days, fare, Sleeper fare, refund, cancellation deadline, Tatkal time and charge, booking date, chart time, food cost, distance, speed, same-day return, luggage tag

## Optional
- [About](https://vandebharatexpress.info/about/), [Editorial policy and sources](https://vandebharatexpress.info/editorial-policy/), [Updates](https://vandebharatexpress.info/updates/)