The Economic Times

Faster than Vande Bharat: 49-year-old Vaigai Express hits 110kmph speed, reaches Madurai in just 5 hours 35 minutes, two hours earlier despite leaving late from Chennai covering 430 km

Vaigai Express service has been running since 1977. The Vande Bharat on the same corridor started only in 2023. On October 24, running late and through two delays, the Vaigai still matched the Vande Bharats Chennai-Madurai time of 5 hours and 35 minutes. Some things just do not get old.