Varanasi Junction – Deoghar Junction Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
First service	15 September 2024 (15 September 2024) (Inaugural) 16 September 2024; 2 months ago (16 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways (NR)
Route
Termini	Varanasi Junction (BSB) Deoghar Junction (DGHR)
Stops	06
Distance travelled	456 km (283 mi)
Average journey time	07 hrs 20 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [a]
Train number(s)	22500/22499
Line(s) used	Varanasi–DDU line DDU–Gaya section Gaya-Kiul line Patna–Asansol section (till Jasidih Junction) Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line (till Deoghar Junction)
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi Infotainment System Electric outlets Reading light Seat Pockets Bottle Holder Tray Table
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	62 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	(TBC)
Route map Legend 22500 ↓ Varanasi Junction Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Uttar Pradesh Bihar border Sasaram Junction Gaya Junction Nawada Kiul Junction Bihar Jharkhand border Jasidih Junction 22499 ↑ Deoghar Junction

The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express is India's 61st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Ganges city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with the holy pilgrimage city of Deoghar in Jharkhand.^[1][2]

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.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Varanasi Jn, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Sasaram Jn, Gaya Jn, Nawada, Kiul Jn, Jasidih Jn and Deoghar Jn.^[9] It currently operates with train numbers 22500/22499 on 6 days a week basis.

It is the fifty-eighth 2nd Generation and forty-first 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.^[10]

The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 456 km (283 mi) in a travel time of 07 hrs 20 mins with average speed of 62 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

• Vande Bharat Express
• Tejas Express
• Gatiman Express
• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Deoghar Junction railway station