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. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024.
Overview This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Ranchi Jn, Muri Jn, Bokaro Steel City, Parasnath, 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.
Rakes It is the forty-seventh 2nd Generation and thirty-second 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.
Service
The 20887/20888 Ranchi Jn - Varanasi Jn Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Tuesdays, covering a distance of in a travel time of 7 hours with an average speed of . The service has 7 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is .
See also
Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatimaan Express Ranchi Junction railway station Varanasi Junction railway station
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