Bengaluru-Ernakulam Vande Bharat from November 7? No. of coaches, timings

The 26651 KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam Vande Bharat, which is expected to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week, will likely be in service from November 7, Friday. Initially, it will be an eight-coach train. The first service will be from Ernakulam to Bengaluru. The six-day train will be the third Vande Bharat service in Kerala, alongside the Thiruvananthapuram - Kasaragod and the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru Vande Bharat trains. 

The train will not operate on Wednesdays and has six stops between Bengaluru and Ernakulam. According to reports, the train's first service might be an inaugural special run. The train booking has not started yet, but is expected to begin within a day or two. The train will depart from KSR Bengaluru station at 5.10 am and arrive at Ernakulam Junction at 2.20 pm. On the return journey, the train (26652) will depart from Ernakulam at 2.20 pm and reach Bengaluru by 11 pm. 

Stops and timings
26651: Bengaluru - Ernakulam Vande Bharat Express
5.10 am - Departs from KSR Bengaluru
8.13 am - Reaches Salem
8.15 am - Departs from Salem
9 am - Reaches Erode
9.05 am - Departs from Erode
9.45 am - Reaches Tiruppur
9.47 am - Departs from Tiruppur

10.33 am - Reaches Coimbatore
10.35 am - Departs from Coimbatore
11.28 am - Reaches Palakkad
11.30 am - Departs from Palakkad
12.28 pm - Reaches Thrissur
12.30 pm - Departs from Thrissur
1.50 pm - Reaches Ernakulam

26652: Ernakulam - KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat
2.20 pm - Departs from Ernakulam
3.17 pm - Reaches Thrissur
3.20 pm - Departs from Thrissur
4.35 pm - Reaches Palakkad
4.37 - Departs from Palakkad
5.20 pm - Reaches Coimbatore
5.23 pm - Departs from Coimbatore

6.03 pm - Reaches Tiruppur
6.05 pm - Departs from Tiruppur
6.45 pm - Reaches Erode
6.50 pm - Departs from Erode
7.18 pm - Reaches Salem
7.20 pm - Departs from Salem
10.23 pm - Reaches Krisharajapuram
10.25 pm - Departs from Krishnarajapuram
11 pm - Reaches KSR Bengaluru