Two more, Smaller Vande Bharats were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for South India on Saturday. The trains have eight coaches against the usual 16. The prime minister first inaugurated the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat at Secunderabad railway station in Hyderabad. The state got its first Vande Bharat in January. According to the Ministry of Railways, the Secunderabad-Tirupati train will reduce the travel time between the two cities by almost three hours and 30 minutes. The train will have stops at Nalgonda, Guntur, Ongole and Nellore. The journey between Secunderabad and Tirupati costs Rs 1,680 for a chair car and Rs 3,080 for the executive class.

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