Indian Railway plans to conduct inter-state Vande Bharat Express services connecting Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. As per the reports, the service will connect Chennai, Bengaluru and Ernakulam.

Southern Railway will conduct eight services connecting the three states, including Chennai-Bengaluru and Bengaluru-Ernakulam South. With this the number of Vande Bharat Express plying through Kerala will become three.

The train departs Chennai Central and will reach Bengaluru by 4 a.m. Later, the train will depart Bengaluru at 4:30 a.m. and will reach Ernakulam by 1:30 p.m.