Tatanagar–Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express

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Tatanagar Junction – Brahmapur
Vande Bharat Express
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Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Jharkhand and Odisha
First service15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) (Inaugural)
18 September 2024;12 months ago (18 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator South Eastern Railways (SER)
Route
Termini Tatanagar Junction (TATA)
Brahmapur (BAM)
Stops09
Distance travelled587 km (365 mi)
Average journey time09 hrs
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number20891 / 20892
Lines used
On-board services
Classes 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
Track gauge Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner Indian Railways
Rake maintenance Tatanagar Jn (TATA)

The 20891/20892 Tatanagar–Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express is India's 57th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the industrial city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand with Brahmapur in Odisha. [1] [2] [3]

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This express train was inaugurated on September 15 2024, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from the capital city of Ranchi instead of physically inaugurating at Tatanagar Junction in Jharkhand due to continuous rains in Jamshedpur. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Overview

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Tatanagar Jn, Chaibasa, Banspani, Kendujhargarh, Harichandanpur, Jakhapura Jn, Cuttack Jn, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Jn, Balugaon and Brahmapur. It currently operates with train numbers 20891/20892 on 6 days a week basis. [11]

Rakes

It is the fifty-fourth 2nd Generation and thirty-eighth 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. [12]

Service

The 20891/20892 Tatanagar Jn - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Tuesdays, covering a distance of 587 km (365 mi) in a travel time of 9 hours with an average speed of 62 km/h (39 mph). The service has 9 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Except Tuesdays

References

  1. ↑ "Vande Bharat Express:Tata-Berhampur का आया समय और नबंर, जानिए". Bihar Jharkhand News Network. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Latestly, Team (15 September 2024). "Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Interacts With Students Onboard Brahmapur-Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express Train, Viral Video Surfaces | 📰 LatestLY". LatestLY. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Athrady, Ajith. "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "PM's Jamshedpur Visit Canceled Due to Rain, Will Inaugurate Online from Ranchi". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat trains at Jharkhand's Tatanagar". The Economic Times. 15 September 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ↑ DHNS. "PM Modi to flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "PM Modi to flag off six new Vande Bharat Express trains during Jharkhand visit today – Full list of routes here". Financialexpress. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "PM Modi to inaugurate 11 Vande Bharat Express Trains from Tatanagar". The Avenue Mail. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Bureau, O. B. (14 September 2024). "PM To Flag Off Vande Bharat Trains In Odisha Tomorrow; Governor To Be Present At Rourkela & CM At Berhampur". odishabytes. Retrieved 15 September 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ Aniket. "20891/Tatanagar - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express - Tatanagar to Brahmapur SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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