{"id":1296170,"date":"2025-06-10T15:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1296170"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:02:17","slug":"lucknow-to-prayagraj-gets-16-coach-vande-bharat-indias-2nd-longest-vande-bharat-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/lucknow-to-prayagraj-gets-16-coach-vande-bharat-indias-2nd-longest-vande-bharat-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucknow To Prayagraj Gets 16-Coach Vande Bharat: India&#8217;s 2nd Longest Vande Bharat Train"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a big move to enhance passenger convenience, Indian Railways has decided to <strong>replace the current 8-coach Vande Bharat train<\/strong> on the <strong>Gorakhpur\u2013Ayodhya\u2013Lucknow\u2013Prayagraj<\/strong> route with a <strong>16-coach version<\/strong>, effective <strong>June 8, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update will significantly improve seating capacity and overall comfort, especially amid rising demand on this busy corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-3.30.43\u202fPM-1024x609.png\" alt=\"Lucknow To Prayagraj Gets 16-Coach Vande Bharat: India's 2nd Longest Vande Bharat Train\" class=\"wp-image-1296178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-3.30.43\u202fPM-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-3.30.43\u202fPM-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-3.30.43\u202fPM-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-3.30.43\u202fPM-1536x913.png 1536w, 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