Howrah–Gaya Vande Bharat Express

Howrah Junction – Gaya Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar
First service15 September 2024 (15 September 2024) (Inaugural)
18 September 2024; 2 months ago (18 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railways (ER)
Route
TerminiHowrah Junction (HWH)
Gaya Junction (GAYA)
Stops05
Distance travelled459 km (285 mi)
Average journey time05 hrs 40 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number(s)22303 / 22304
Line(s) usedHowrah–Gaya–Delhi line (till Gaya Junction)
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 stockVande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed81 km/h (50 mph) (Avg.)
Average length384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceHowrah Jn (HWH)

The 22303/22304 Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express is India's 59th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the metropolitan and twin city of Kolkata, Howrah in West Bengal with the religious city of Gaya 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]

Overview

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Howrah Jn, Durgapur, Asansol Jn, Dhanbad Jn, Parasnath, Koderma Jn and Gaya Jn.[10] It is currently operated with train numbers 22303/22304 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It is the fifty-sixth 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[11]

Service

The 22303/22304 Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 458 km (285 mi) in a travel time of 05 hrs 40 mins with average speed of 81 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ^ Except Thursdays

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.
  6. ^ "PM Modi to flag off six new Vande Bharat Express trains during Jharkhand visit today – Full list of routes here". Financialexpress. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ Post, Town (12 September 2024). "Tatanagar Station Awaits PM Modi to Flag Off 6 Vande Bharat Trains". Town Post. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (12 September 2024). "রাজ্যবাসীর জন্য সুখবর! শীঘ্রই দুই জোড়া বন্দে ভারত পাচ্ছে হাওড়া - Howrah Gaya Vande Bharat". ETV Bharat News (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Aniket. "22303/Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express - Howrah to Gaya ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.