Ranchi–Howrah Vande Bharat Express
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The 20898/20897 Ranchi - Howrah Vande Bharat Express is India's 31st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Ranchi in Jharkhand with Howrah in West Bengal.[1] This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.[2]
The route of Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat train has been diverted. According to the information, now this train will go to Ranchi and come via Howrah, Kharagpur, Midnapore, Adra, Purulia, Muri. The green signal for this has been received from the Railways. Which will be effective on 3 December.[3]
Overview
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Ranchi Jn, Muri Jn, Kotshila Jn, Purulia Jn, Chandil Jn, Tatanagar Jn, Kharagpur Jn and Howrah Jn.[4] It is currently operated with train numbers 20898/20897 on 6 days a week basis.[5][6]
Rakes
It is the twenty-ninth 2nd Generation and seventeenth 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.[7]
This rake was converted from Blue-White livery to Saffron-Grey livery due to attraction of passengers and better services in terms of more advanced features that were incorporated in the new trainset. This became operational from July 12 2024. [8][9][10]
Service
The 20898/20897 Ranchi - Howrah Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 458 km (285 mi) in a travel time of 7 hrs 5 mins with an average speed of 65 km/h (40 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).
See also
- Vande Bharat Express
- Tejas Express
- Gatimaan Express
- Ranchi Junction railway station
- Howrah railway station
Notes
- ^ Except Tuesdays
References
- ^ "रांची-हावड़ा वंदे भारत एक्स्प्रेस के उद्घाटन की तारीख तय,जानें टाइमटेबल और रूट". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Singh, Sachin (20 September 2023). "Ranchi News: Vande Bharat Express to Howrah All Set to Roll Out on September 24 - Route and Schedule Inside!". DNP INDIA. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "रांची से हावड़ा वंदे भारत ट्रेन का रूट डायवर्ट". Prabhat Khabar. 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Route of Vande Bharat train diverted from Ranchi to Howrah". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "रांची-हावड़ा वंदेभारत एक्सप्रेस का हुआ स्पीड ट्रायल". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "रांची-हावड़ा वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस के परिचालन की तैयारियों में जुटा रेलवे, देखें रूट और टाइमिंग". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Ranchi वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन का रंग अब भगवा हो गया, अंदर के फीचर में भी कई बदलाव, जानें नया टाइम टेबल". samacharnama.com (in Hindi). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat को मिला नया रंग, अब इस लुक में नजर आएगी सेमी हाईस्पीड ट्रेन - Ranchi Howrah Vande Bharat Express gets new colour train reaches Tata from Howrah". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat: रांची-हावड़ा वंदे भारत ट्रेन का बदला लुक, अब इस रंग में आएगा नजर". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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