The semi-high speed train is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.

Vande Bharat Express or Train 18’s air conditioned chair car ticket would cost ₹1,850 and the executive class fare will be ₹3,520 for a Delhi to Varanasi trip, including the catering service charges, officials told PTI on Monday. On its return journey, the chair car ticket will cost ₹1,795 and the executive car ticket will be priced at ₹3,470, they said.

While the chair car fares are 1.5 times the price of Shatabdi trains running the same distance, the executive class fares are 1.4 times of first class air conditioned seating in the premium train, the official sources said.

The semi-high speed train is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15.

The train has two classes of tickets — executive class and chair car — and will have differently priced meals, the sources said.

While passengers travelling from New Delhi to Varanasi in the executive class will be charged ₹399 for morning tea, breakfast and lunch, travellers in the chair car will need to pay ₹344 for the same.

Those travelling from New Delhi to Kanpur and Prayagraj will have to pay ₹155 and ₹122 for executive class and chair car, respectively.

From Varanasi to New Delhi, the passengers will be charged ₹349 and ₹288 in the executive class and chair, respectively.