Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat Express

Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat Express
Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat Express
	Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat Express at Forbesganj
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Bihar
First service	September 15, 2025 (Inaugural); September 18, 2025;32 days ago (Commercial)
Current operator	ECR
Route
Termini	Patna Junction (PNBE); Jogbani (JBN)
Stops	12
Distance travelled	448.7 km (279 mi)
Average journey time	8 hrs 05 min
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number	26301 / 26302
On-board services
Classes	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	56 km/h (35 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Danapur Coaching Complex (Patna)

Last updated October 21, 2025

The 26301/26302 Danapur (Patna) - Jobani Vande Bharat Express is India's 74th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting two city of Bihar Patna & Jogbani via Muzaffarpur, Samastipur & Hajipur. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Overview

This express train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Jogbani, Forbesganj Jn, Arariya Court, Purnea Jn, Banmankhi Jn, Dauram Madhepura, Saharsa Jn, Khagaria Jn, Salauna, Hasanpur Road Jn, Samastipur Jn, Muzaffarpur Jn, Hajipur Jn and Danapur. It is currently operated with train numbers 26301/26302 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It is the seventy-fourth 2nd Generation and forty-one 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.

Service

The 26301/26302 Jogbani - Danapur Vande Bharat Express currently 6 days a week, covering a distance of 448.7 km (279 mi) in a travel time of 08 hrs 05 mins with average speed of 56 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be 130 km/h.

Route & Halts

Route and Schedule of **26301/26302 Jogbani-Danapur Vande Bharat Express**
Station	26301 Jogbani → Danapur			26302 Danapur → Jogbani
Station	Arrival	Departure	Halt	Arrival	Departure	Halt
Jogbani	—	03:25	—	18:25	—	01:20
Forbesganj Junction	03:35	03:37	2m	00:48	00:50	2m
Arariya Court	04:00	04:02	2m	00:18	00:20	2m
Purnea Junction	04:50	05:00	10m	23:40	23:50	10m
Banmankhi Junction	05:26	05:28	2m	23:00	23:02	2m
Dauram Madhepura	05:53	05:55	2m	22:23	22:25	2m
Saharsa Junction	06:20	06:30	10m	21:55	22:05	10m
Khagaria Junction	07:13	07:15	2m	21:00	21:02	2m
Salauna	07:33	07:35	2m	20:38	20:40	2m
Hasanpur Road Junction	07:48	07:50	2m	20:23	20:25	2m
Samastipur Junction	08:23	08:25	2m	19:43	19:45	2m
Muzaffarpur Junction	09:00	09:05	5m	18:50	18:55	5m
Hajipur Junction	09:45	09:50	5m	18:05	18:10	5m
Danapur	11:30	—	—	—	17:10	—

Coach Compositon & Maintenance

Coach Composition and Maintenance Details
Coach Type	Number of Coaches
Executive Chair Car (EC)	1
Chair Car (CC)	7
Other Details
Primary Maintenance	Danapur Coaching Depot
Watering Points	Saharsha Jn, Muzaffarpur Jn

References

↑ "Vande Bharat Express: New schedule for Danapur-to-Jogbani journey in just 7 hours". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). HT Digital Streams Limited. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
↑ "Vande Bharat: जोगबनी-दानापुर वंदे भारत को मिला एक और स्टॉपेज, समस्तीपुर से सहरसा की यात्रा हुई आसान". Jagran (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
↑ "दानापुर-जोगबनी वंदे भारत ट्रेन की सारी जानकारी आयी, पटना से नेपाल का सफर होगा आसान". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Prabhat Khabar. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
↑ "रेलवे: 15 सितंबर से चलेगी दानापुर‑जोगबनी वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस, जारी हुई शेड्यूल". News18 Hindi (in Hindi). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
↑ Nandan, Nishant (16 September 2025). "दानापुर-जोगबनी वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस में टिकट बुकिंग शुरू, किराया जान लीजिए". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). Patna, Bihar. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

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[1] "Vande Bharat Express: New schedule for Danapur-to-Jogbani journey in just 7 hours". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). HT Digital Streams Limited. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.

[2] "Vande Bharat: जोगबनी-दानापुर वंदे भारत को मिला एक और स्टॉपेज, समस्तीपुर से सहरसा की यात्रा हुई आसान". Jagran (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.

[3] "दानापुर-जोगबनी वंदे भारत ट्रेन की सारी जानकारी आयी, पटना से नेपाल का सफर होगा आसान". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Prabhat Khabar. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.

[4] "रेलवे: 15 सितंबर से चलेगी दानापुर‑जोगबनी वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस, जारी हुई शेड्यूल". News18 Hindi (in Hindi). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.

[5] Nandan, Nishant (16 September 2025). "दानापुर-जोगबनी वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस में टिकट बुकिंग शुरू, किराया जान लीजिए". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). Patna, Bihar. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

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v t e Vande Bharat Express
Central Railway	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon ☆ Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur ★ Kalaburagi ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru ☆ Nagpur Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.☆ Ajni (Nagpur) ⇔ Pune Jn.☆
East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.★ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) ☆
East Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.★ Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn.☆ Bhubaneswar ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Gaya Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Jamalpur Jn.☆
North Central Railway	Agra Cantonment ⇔ Banaras
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn. Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal ☆ Gorakhpur Jn. ⇔ Patliputra Jn.☆
Northeast Frontier Railway	New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati ☆ New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
Northern Railway	Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn. Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.★ New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal ☆ New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra ★ New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn.★ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi ★ SMVD Katra ⇔ New Delhi ★ Hazrat Nizamuddin ⇔ Khajuraho Jn. Meerut City Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ Deoghar Jn.☆ SMVD Katra ⇔ Srinagar ☆ Srinagar ⇔ SMVD Katra ☆ SMVD Katra ⇔ Amritsar Jn.☆
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn.★ Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) ☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment ☆ Jodhpur ⇔ Delhi Cantt.☆ Bikaner Jn. ⇔ Delhi Cantt.☆
South Central Railway	Hazur Sahib Nanded ⇔ Mumbai CSMT ★ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn. Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.★
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn. Durg Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
South Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri ★ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Howrah Jn. ⇔ Rourkela Jn.☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Brahmapur ☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
South Western Railway	KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Dharwad ☆ Mysuru Jn. ⇔ MGR Chennai Central ☆ SSS Hubballi Jn. ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ SCSMT Kolhapur ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ Belagavi (Belgaum) ⇔ KSR Bengaluru ☆
Southern Railway	Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.★ Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment ☆ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central ★ Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central ★ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn. MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.☆ Chennai Egmore ⇔ Nagercoil Jn.★ Madurai Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment
West Central Railway	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa ☆
Western Railway	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital ★ Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.☆ Ahmedabad Jn.⇔ Okha ☆ Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) ⇔ Veraval Jn.☆
☆ indicates 8 coach trainset \| Standard: 16 coach trainset \| ★ indicates 20 coach trainset