Secunderabad–Tirupati Vande Bharat Express

The 20701/20702 Secunderabad - Tirupati Vande Bharat Express is India's 12th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Overview
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Secunderabad Jn, Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Guntur Jn, Ongole, Nellore and Tirupati. This is One of the Most Successful Vande Bharat. It is currently operated with train numbers 20701/20702 on 6 days a week basis. The train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 April 2023.

Rakes
It is the tenth 2nd Generation and the first train to be converted from a Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train to a Vande Bharat Express 2.0 train (due to high demand and occupancy rate, it has been converted from 8-coach rake to 16-coach rake) which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.

Service
The 20701/20702 Secunderabad - Tirupati Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 662 km in a travel time of 8 hrs 15 mins with an average speed of 80 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h.