Patna–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express

Patna Junction - Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleBihar and Uttar Pradesh
First service12 March 2024 (12 March 2024) (Inaugural)
18 March 2024; 9 months ago (18 March 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)East Central Railways (ECR)
Route
TerminiPatna Junction (PNBE)
Gomti Nagar (GTNR)
Stops5
Distance travelled545 km (339 mi)
Average journey time08 hrs 25 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number(s)22345 / 22346
Line(s) used
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0[broken anchor]
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

The 22345/22346 Patna - Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express is India's 51st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the capital city of Bihar, Patna with the capital city Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [1][2]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Patna Jn, Ara Jn, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Varanasi Jn, Ayodhya Dham Jn and Gomti Nagar (Lucknow). It is operated with train numbers 22345/22346 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It is the forty-ninth 2nd Generation and thirty-fourth 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.The orange rakes were later swapped with the blue liveried rakes of Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express[3]

Service

The Patna - Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 545 km (339 mi) in a travel time of 08 hrs 25 mins with average speed of 65 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 130 km/h (81 mph)

  1. ^ Except Fridays

See also

References

  1. ^ "PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat Express trains today, four existing routes extended – Check full routes, new destinations and more". Financialexpress. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (12 March 2024). "Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains". mint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.