Patna–Ranchi Vande Bharat Express

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Patna Junction - Ranchi Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Bihar and Jharkhand
First service27 June 2023;16 months ago (2023-06-27)
Current operator(s) East Central Railways (ECR)
Route
Termini Patna Junction (PNBE)
Ranchi Junction (RNC)
Stops6
Distance travelled380 km (236 mi)
Average journey time06 hrs
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22349 / 22350
Line(s) used
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 facilities Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 [ broken anchor ]
Track gauge Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 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 maintenance Rajendra Nagar Coaching Complex (Patna)

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]

Contents

Overview

The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Patna Jn, Jehanabad, 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 [ broken anchor ] which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. [8]

Service

The 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express train operates 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 (39 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph). [9]

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. [10]

See also

Notes

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