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Varanasi–New Delhi Sleeper Vande Bharat set for Oct 31 launch

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC · How we work

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off Varanasi-New Delhi Sleeper Vande Bharat Express.
Service starts October 31, 2026; ticket bookings open October 27.
Train 27421 leaves Varanasi 8:50 pm, arrives New Delhi 6:55 am.
It has 16 LHB AC coaches—1 First, 4 Second, 11 Third—carrying 823 passengers.
It is India’s second Sleeper Vande Bharat after the Kamakhya-Howrah service launched Jan 17, 2026.

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off Varanasi-New Delhi Sleeper Vande Bharat Express.
Service starts October 31, 2026; ticket bookings open October 27.
Train 27421 leaves Varanasi 8:50 pm, arrives New Delhi 6:55 am.
It has 16 LHB AC coaches—1 First, 4 Second, 11 Third—carrying 823 passengers.
It is India’s second Sleeper Vande Bharat after the Kamakhya-Howrah service launched Jan 17, 2026.