Ranchi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Express

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Ranchi Junction - Varanasi Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
First service12 March 2024;3 months ago (12 March 2024) (Inaugural)
Current operator(s) South Eastern Railways (SER)
Route
Termini Ranchi Junction (RNC)
Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Stops6
Distance travelled538 km (334 mi)
Average journey time07 hrs 50 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)20887 / 20888
Line(s) used(TBC)
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 speed69 km/h (43 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

The 20887/20888 Ranchi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express is India's 49th Vande Bharat Express train, which connects the capital city of Jharkhand, Ranchi with the pilgrimage spot of the Holy Ganges River, Varanasi in northern Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Ranchi Jn, Muri Jn, Bokaro Steel City, Koderma Jn, Gaya Jn, Sasaram Jn, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn and Varanasi Jn. It is operated with train numbers 20887/20888 on 6 days a week basis. [6]

Rakes

It is the forty-seventh 2nd Generation and thirty-second 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. [7]

Service

The 20887/20888 Ranchi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 538 km (334 mi) in a travel time of 07 hrs 50 mins with average speed of 69 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ↑ Except Thursdays

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express: IRCTC Tickets, Timetable". News9live. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat Express trains today, four existing routes extended – Check full routes, new destinations and more". Financialexpress. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (12 March 2024). "Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains". mint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Vande Bharat: आ गई खुशखबरी, एक साथ शुरू होने जा रहीं तीन वंदे भारत ट्रेनें; जानें सब डिटेल्स". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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