Patna–Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
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The 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express is India's 20th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Patna in Bihar with the city of Ranchi in Jharkhand.[1][2] The train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023 via video conference from Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) railway station. [3][4]
Overview
The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Patna Jn, Jehanabad, Gaya Jn, Koderma Jn, Hazaribagh Town, Barkakana Jn, Mesra and Ranchi Jn. It will be operated with train numbers 22349/22350 on a 6 days a week basis. [5][6][7]
Rakes
It is the eighteenth 2nd Generation and the sixth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train[broken anchor] which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. [8]
Service
The 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express train operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 379 km (235 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs with an average speed of 63 km/h (39 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).[9]
Incidents
On 25 June 2023, before the inaugural run of this new Vande Bharat Express train, it met with a disruptive case after unidentified miscreants pelted stones near the Barkakana Jn under Dhanbad railway division of East Central Railway zone (ECR). This incident took place when it was performing the 3rd trial run while heading back to Patna Jn from Ranchi Jn. No casualties were reported during the incident. [10]
See also
- Vande Bharat Express
- Tejas Express
- Gatimaan Express
- Patna Junction railway station
- Ranchi Junction railway station
- Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
Notes
- ^ Except Tuesdays
References
- ^ "Ranchi Patna Vande Bharat: मई से चलेगी रांची पटना वंदे भारत ट्रेन! 6 घंटे में तय करेगी दूरी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Good news for rail passengers! Indian Railways to introduce Vande Bharat Express on THIS route". Financialexpress. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "PM Modi Flags Off Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express: Route, Timing, Ticket". Zee News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Vande Bharat express: इस दिन से दौड़ेगी पटना टू रांची वंदे भारत ट्रेन, जानिए क्या है शेड्यूल और टाइमिंग". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi to virtually flag off Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat Express on June 27". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Desk, Blitz India (24 June 2023). "The wait for Vande Bharat Express is over, will run from Ranchi to Patna on June 27, will run six days a week, reservation begins". BLiTZ. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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- ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Latest update of route and time of Ranchi-Banaras Vande Bharat train".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat stoned during 3rd trial run". The Times of India. 26 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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