Varanasi–Deoghar Vande Bharat Express

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Varanasi Junction – Deoghar Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
First service15 September 2024;1 day's time (15 September 2024) (Inaugural) (TBC)
Current operator(s) Northern Railways (NR)
Route
Termini Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Deoghar Junction (DGHR)
Stops05
Distance travelled456 km (283 mi)
Average journey time07 hrs 20 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22500/22499
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
Track gauge Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed62 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express is India's upcoming Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Ganges city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with the holy pilgrimage city of Deoghar in Jharkhand. [1]

Contents

This express train is slated to be inaugurated on September 15, 2024, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. [2]

Overview

This train will be operated by Indian Railways, connecting Varanasi Jn and Deoghar Jn. [3] It will be operated on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It will be the upcoming 2nd Generation and Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which will be designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. [4]

Service

The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 456 km (283 mi) in a travel time of 07 hrs 20 mins with average speed of 62 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ↑ Except Tuesdays

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References

  1. ↑ "इटावा और टूंडला में भी होगा Vande Bharat का स्टॉपेज, यहां जानें आगरा कैंट से वाराणसी वंदे भारत की सभी डिटेल्स". www.india.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "गया-हावड़ा, पटना-टाटा और वाराणसी-देवघर के बीच चलेंगी नई वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस ट्रेनें, 15 सितंबर को शुभारंभ - New Vande Bharat Express trains will run between Gaya Howrah Patna Tata and Varanasi Deoghar". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "22500/Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express - Varanasi to Deoghar NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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