Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat Express

Tatanagar Junction – Patna Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleJharkhand and Bihar
First service15 September 2024 (15 September 2024) (Inaugural)
18 September 2024; 3 months ago (18 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railways (SER)
Route
TerminiTatanagar Junction (TATA)
Patna Junction (PNBE)
Stops07
Distance travelled(20893 / 20894 / 21895 / 21896) - 451 km (280 mi)
(21893 / 21894) - 642 km (399 mi)
Average journey time(20893 / 20894 / 21895 / 21896) - 07 hrs 15 mins
(21893/21894) - 10 hrs 25 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number(s)20893 / 20894 & 21895 / 21896 (via Gomoh Jn)
21893 / 21894 (via Barkakana Jn & Son Nagar Jn)
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
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed62 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceTatanagar Jn (TATA)

The Tatanagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express is India's 56th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the industrial city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand with the metropolitan capital city of Patna in Bihar. [1]

This express train was inaugurated on September 15 2024, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from the capital city of Ranchi instead of physically inaugurating at Tatanagar Junction in Jharkhand due to continuous rains in Jamshedpur.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Overview

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Tatanagar Jn and Patna Jn via 2 routes of services. [11] It currently operates with 3 sets of train numbers on 6 days a week basis.[12]

Routes

This express train runs through Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Jn on all 5 days except Sundays and Tuesdays, while the other express train runs through Barkakana Jn and Son Nagar Jn only on Sundays & Mondays. The route details are given below:-

Route 1 - via NSCB Gomoh Jn & BKSC Station Route 2 - via Barkakana Jn & Son Nagar Jn
Train No. 20893 Stations [13] Train No. 20894 Train No. 21895 Stations [14] Train No. 21896 Train No. 21893 Stations [15] Train No. 21894
Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat Only Mondays Only Sundays Only Sundays Only Mondays
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
--- 05:30 Tatanagar Junction 21:30 --- --- 05:30 Tatanagar Junction 23:55 --- --- 05:30 Tatanagar Junction 23:55 ---
06:00 06:02 Chandil Junction 20:23 20:25 06:10 06:12 Chandil Junction 22:58 23:00 06:10 06:12 Chandil Junction 22:53 22:55
07:13 07:15 Muri Junction 19:23 19:25 07:13 07:15 Muri Junction 21:58 22:00 07:13 07:15 Muri Junction 21:50 21:52
08:08 08:10 Bokaro Steel City 18:45 18:47 08:08 08:10 Bokaro Steel City 21:15 21:17 08:30 08:35 Barkakana Junction 20:50 20:55
08:53 08:55 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Jn 17:58 18:00 08:50 08:55 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Jn 20:22 20:27 10:42 10:44 DaltonGanj 18:03 18:05
09:05 09:07 Parasnath 17:43 17:45 09:05 09:07 Parasnath 20:05 20:07 11:50 11:52 Garhwa Road Junction 17:35 17:40
09:53 09:55 Koderma Junction 16:38 16:40 09:53 09:55 Koderma Junction 19:22 19:24 13:10 13:20 Son Nagar Junction
(Reversal) 		15:55 16:05
11:05 11:10 Gaya Junction
(Reversal) 		15:30 15:35 11:05 11:10 Gaya Junction
(Reversal) 		18:05 18:15 14:30 14:35 Gaya Junction 14:40 14:45
12:45 --- Patna Junction --- 14:15 12:45 --- Patna Junction --- 16:45 15:55 --- Patna Junction --- 13:20

Rakes

It is the fifty-third 2nd Generation and thirty-seventh Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[16]

Service

The Tatanagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, with the following running days along with their average speeds:-

Train no. Days of Service Distance Average Speed Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS)
20893/20984 Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat 451 km (280 mi)
62 km/h (39 mph)
130 km/h (81 mph)
21893/21894 21893 - Sundays
21894 - Mondays 		642 km (399 mi)
21895/21896 21895 - Mondays
21896 - Sundays 		451 km (280 mi)
  1. ^ Except Tuesdays

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bihar welcomes four more Vande Bharat Express trains, routes include Patna-Tatanagar and Bhagalpur-Howrah – Check list". Financialexpress. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ Athrady, Ajith. "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ "PM's Jamshedpur Visit Canceled Due to Rain, Will Inaugurate Online from Ranchi". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat trains at Jharkhand's Tatanagar". The Economic Times. 15 September 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ^ DHNS. "PM Modi to flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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  7. ^ Post, Town (11 September 2024). "Vande Bharat Express to Connect Tatanagar and Patna". Town Post. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ^ Sharma, Ankita (12 September 2024). "Jamshedpur Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Vande Bharat trains on 11 routes, including Tata-Patna, on September 15 through remote". AnyTV News. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  9. ^ Story, Jharkhand (12 September 2024). "Jharkhand News: SE Railway notifies PM to flag off six new Vande Bharat Express trains from Tatanagar on Sept 15". The Jharkhand Story. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ^ Post, Town (12 September 2024). "Tatanagar Station Awaits PM Modi to Flag Off 6 Vande Bharat Trains". Town Post. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ^ "गया-हावड़ा, पटना-टाटा और वाराणसी-देवघर के बीच चलेंगी नई वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस ट्रेनें, 15 सितंबर को शुभारंभ - New Vande Bharat Express trains will run between Gaya Howrah Patna Tata and Varanasi Deoghar". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  12. ^ Aniket. "20893/Tatanagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express (via Gomoh) - Tatanagar to Patna SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  13. ^ Aniket. "20893/Tatanagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express (via Gomoh) - Tatanagar to Patna SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ Aniket. "21895/Tatanagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express (via Gomoh) - Tatanagar to Patna SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  15. ^ Aniket. "21893/Tatanagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express (via Barkakana) - Tatanagar to Patna SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.