Madurai Junction - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
This Mini Vande Bharat Express departing towards Madurai Junction
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
First service	31 August 2024 (31 August 2024) (Inaugural) 02 September 2024; 3 months ago (02 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways (SR)
Route
Termini	Madurai Junction (MDU) Bengaluru Cantonment (BNC)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	573 km (356 mi)
Average journey time	07 hrs 45 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [a]
Train number(s)	20671 / 20672
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi Infotainment System Electric outlets Reading light Seat Pockets Bottle Holder Tray Table
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	74 km/h (46 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Madurai Jn (MDU)
Route map Legend 20671 ↓ Madurai Junction Dindigul Junction Tiruchchirappalli Junction Karur Junction Namakkal Salem Junction Tamil Nadu Karnataka border Krishnarajapuram 20672 ↑ Bengaluru Cantonment

The 20671/20672 Madurai Junction - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express is India's 53rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Temple city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu with the Silicon City of Bangalore in Karnataka. This express train was initially slated to be inaugurated on 20 June 2024, but has been postponed due to administrative reasons. Later, it was inaugurated on 31 August 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from New Delhi.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

During the trial run for this express, it was scheduled to take place on June 17 2024, where it would depart from Madurai in the morning and terminate at SMVT Bengaluru in the afternoon. This trainset (Rake number 61) would depart from SMVT Bengaluru post noon and would reach Madurai in the night as Madurai SMVT Bangalore Vandebharat Express but during inaugural run and at regular commercial run, it has been provided a new destination at Bangalore Cantonment along with additional stoppage at Namakkal.^[8]

This express train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Madurai Junction, Dindigul Jn, Trichy Jn, Karur Jn, Namakkal, Salem Jn, Krishnarajapuram and Bengaluru Cantonment. ^[9] It is currently operated with train numbers 20671/20672 on 6 days a week basis.^[10][11][12]

It is the fifty-first 2nd Generation and thirty-fifth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.^[13]

The 20671/20672 Madurai Junction - Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 573 km (356 mi) in a travel time of 07 hrs 45 mins with average speed of 74 km/h.^[14] The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

• Vande Bharat Express
• Tejas Express
• Gatimaan Express
• Madurai Junction railway station
• Bengaluru Cantonment railway station