Patna–Ranchi Vande Bharat Express

The 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express is India's 20th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Patna in Bihar with the city of Ranchi in Jharkhand.[1][2] The train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023 via video conference from Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) railway station. [3][4]

Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleBihar and Jharkhand
First service27 June 2023 (2023-06-27)
Current operator(s)East Central Railways (ECR)
Route
TerminiPatna Junction (PNBE)
Ranchi Junction (RNC)
Stops5
Distance travelled380 km (236 mi)
Average journey time06 hrs
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22349 / 22350
Line(s) usedPatna – Gaya, Gaya – Koderma, Koderma – Hazaribagh – Barkakana – Ranchi
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 speed63.33 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceRajendra Nagar Coaching Complex (Patna)

Overview

The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Patna Jn, Gaya Jn, Koderma Jn, Hazaribagh Town, Barkakana Jn, Mesra and Ranchi Jn. It will be operated with train numbers 22349/22350 on a 6 days a week basis. [5][6][7]

Rakes

It is the eighteenth 2nd Generation and the sixth 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 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express currently has 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Cars coaches. The coaches in Aqua colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink colour indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
22349 | C7 C6 E1 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 |
22350

Service

The 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express train will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 379 km (235 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be determined in the future.

  1. Except Tuesdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

PNBE - RNC - PNBE Vande Bharat Express
22349 Stations 22350
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 07:00 Patna Junction 22:05 ----
08:25 08:35 Gaya Junction
(Reversal)		 20:45 20:55
09:35 09:37 Koderma Junction 19:23 19:25
10:33 10:35 Hazaribagh Town 18:30 18:32
11:35 11:40 Barkakana Junction 17:30 17:35
12:20 12:22 Mesra 16:35 16:37
13:00 ---- Ranchi Junction ---- 16:15

Extras

The Railways authorities on 12.06.2023 (Monday) started the trial run of the Vande Bharat Express running between Patna and Ranchi. The train leaves Ranchi at 2:20 pm and reaches Patna again by 8:20 pm to mark the end of the trial. The train was welcomed in Jharkhand at Koderma Station by Hazaribagh MP and senior BJP leader Jayant Sinha, who also travelled in it from Koderma to Barkakana. The train will have 8 coaches and it is expected to complete the journey from Patna to Ranchi within 6 hours. It will be having five stops.[9] The route of the train will be from Patna to Ranchi via Gaya, Koderma, Hazaribagh Town, Barkakana and Mesra.

The train successfully completed the first phase of the second trial run on 18.06.2023 (Sunday).The train left Patna at 6.55 am and passed through tunnels and crossed bridges between Sidhwar (Ramgarh) and Sanki (Ranchi). It halted at Jehanabad, Gaya, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Barkakana and Ranchi stations.The train arrived in Ranchi around 1.21pm, a delay of around 16 minutes from its schedule. [10]

Incidents

On 25 June 2023, before the inaugural run of this new Vande Bharat Express train, it met with a disruptive case after unidentified miscreants pelted stones near the Barkakana Jn under Dhanbad railway division of East Central Railway zone (ECR). This incident took place when it was performing the 3rd trial run while heading back to Patna Jn from Ranchi Jn. No casualties were reported during the incident. [11]

See also

References
  1. "Ranchi Patna Vande Bharat: मई से चलेगी रांची पटना वंदे भारत ट्रेन! 6 घंटे में तय करेगी दूरी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. "Good news for rail passengers! Indian Railways to introduce Vande Bharat Express on THIS route". Financialexpress. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. "PM Modi Flags Off Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express: Route, Timing, Ticket". Zee News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. "Vande Bharat express: इस दिन से दौड़ेगी पटना टू रांची वंदे भारत ट्रेन, जानिए क्या है शेड्यूल और टाइमिंग". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "PM Narendra Modi to virtually flag off Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat Express on June 27". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. Desk, Blitz India (24 June 2023). "The wait for Vande Bharat Express is over, will run from Ranchi to Patna on June 27, will run six days a week, reservation begins". BLiTZ. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. "PM to flag off Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat on June 27". Hindustan Times. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. "Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express To Start Operations Soon: Check Route, Speed, Launch Date, Timings". TimesNow. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. "Second trial of Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express conducted". The Economic Times. 18 June 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  11. "Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat stoned during 3rd trial run". The Times of India. 26 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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