Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express

Route map
	Bihar
	Jharkhand
	Jharkhand
	West Bengal

Patna Junction - Howrah Junction
*Vande Bharat Express*
Patna Junction - Howrah Junction; Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Bihar and West Bengal
First service	24 September 2023 (Inaugural run); 26 September 2023 (Commercial Run)[1]
Current operator(s)	East Central Railways (ECR)
Route
Termini	Patna Junction (PNBE); Howrah Junction (HWH)
Stops	7
Distance travelled	532 km (331 mi)
Average journey time	06 hrs 35 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	22348 / 22347
Line(s) used	Asansol–Patna section; Bardhaman–Asansol section; Howrah–Barddhaman main line
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	81 km/h (50 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Rajendra Nagar Coaching Complex (RNCC)
Route map
Route map
	Bihar
	Jharkhand
	Jharkhand
	West Bengal

The 22348/22347 Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express is India's 30th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Patna in Bihar with Howrah in West Bengal.[2][3] This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.[4]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Patna Jn, Patna Sahib, Mokama Jn, Lakhisarai Jn, Jasidih Jn, Jamtara, Asansol Jn, Durgapur and Howrah Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 22348/22347 on 6 days a week basis.[5][6][7]

Rakes

It is the twenty-eighth 2nd Generation and sixteenth 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.[8]

Coach Composition

The 22348/22347 Patna - Howrah Vande Bharat Express has currently 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Car coaches. The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
22348	\| C#	(TBC after commercial run)						C# \|
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
22347	\| C#	(TBC after commercial run)						C# \|

Service

The 22348/22347 Patna - Howrah Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 532 km (331 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 35 mins with average speed of 81 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 130 km/h (81 mph).

Schedule

The schedule of this 22348/22347 Patna - Howrah Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

PNBE - HWH - PNBE Vande Bharat Express
22348		Stations	22347
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	08:00	Patna Junction	22:40	----
08:12	08:14	Patna Sahib	21:55	21:57
08:58	09:00	Mokama Junction	21:05	21:07
09:20	09:22	Lakhisarai Junction	20:40	20:42
10:53	10:55	Jasidih Junction	19:11	19:13
11:44	11:46	Jamtara	18:27	18:29
12:15	12:18	Asansol Junction	17:53	17:55
12:39	12:41	Durgapur	17:28	17:30
14:35	----	Howrah Junction	----	15:50

Notes

Except Wednesdays

References

"Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat train to run 6 days a week from September 26". The Times of India. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
"Indian Railways To Introduce Vande Bharat Express On Patna-Howrah Route In August". English Jagran. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
"Patna-Howrah Vande Express rake arrives in city". The Times of India. 2 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
"Vande Bharat Exp to run on Patna-Howrah route in Aug". The Times of India. 31 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
"Vande Bharat Express Now in Patna-Howrah Route - TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
Rai, Madhulika (2 August 2023). "Patna News city will get second Vande Bharat Express soon on the Patna- Howrah route". DNP INDIA. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
"Patna-Howrah Vande Express rake arrives in city". The Times of India. 2 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
"Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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[2] Except Wednesdays

[1] "Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat train to run 6 days a week from September 26". The Times of India. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[3] "Indian Railways To Introduce Vande Bharat Express On Patna-Howrah Route In August". English Jagran. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[4] "Patna-Howrah Vande Express rake arrives in city". The Times of India. 2 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[5] "Vande Bharat Exp to run on Patna-Howrah route in Aug". The Times of India. 31 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[6] "Vande Bharat Express Now in Patna-Howrah Route - TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[7] Rai, Madhulika (2 August 2023). "Patna News city will get second Vande Bharat Express soon on the Patna- Howrah route". DNP INDIA. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[8] "Patna-Howrah Vande Express rake arrives in city". The Times of India. 2 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[9] "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

Vande Bharat Express
Central Railways	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon **
East Central Railways	Patna Jn ⇔ Ranchi Jn Patna Jn ⇔ Howrah Jn
East Coast Railways	Visakhapatnam Jn ⇔ Secunderabad Jn Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn **
Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn
North Eastern Railways	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh **
Northeast Frontier Railways	New Jalpaiguri Jn ⇔ Guwahati **
Northern Railways	New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal **
North Western Railways	Ajmer Jn ⇔ Delhi Cantonment Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn
South Central Railways	Secunderabad Jn ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn **
South East Central Railways	Bilaspur Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn **
South Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ Puri Ranchi Jn ⇔ Howrah Jn **
South Western Railways	KSR Bengaluru City Jn ⇔ Dharwad **
Southern Railways	MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn Kasaragod ⇔ Trivandrum Central (via Kottayam) Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn Kasaragod ⇔ Trivandrum Central (via Alappuzha)
West Central Railways	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa **
Western Railways	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital Indore Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn Ahmedabad ⇔ Jamnagar
Italics represent services which are yet to be launched \| ** Indicates the 8 Coach VB Train