The Tatanagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express is India's 56th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the industrial city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand with the metropolitan capital city of Patna in Bihar.

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.

Overview This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Tatanagar Jn and Patna Jn via 2 routes of services. It currently operates with 3 sets of train numbers on 6 days a week basis.

Routes This express train runs through Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Jn on all 5 days except Sundays and Tuesdays, while the other express train runs through Barkakana Jn and Son Nagar Jn only on Sundays & Mondays. The route details are given below:-

Route 1 - via NSCB Gomoh Jn & BKSC StationRoute 2 - via Barkakana Jn & Son Nagar JnTrain No. 20893Stations Train No. 20894Train No. 21895Stations Train No. 21896Train No. 21893Stations Train No. 21894Wed, Thur, Fri & SatWed, Thur, Fri & SatOnly MondaysOnly SundaysOnly SundaysOnly MondaysArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture---05:30Tatanagar Junction21:30------05:30Tatanagar Junction23:55------05:30Tatanagar Junction23:55---06:0006:02Chandil Junction20:2320:2506:1006:12Chandil Junction22:5823:0006:1006:12Chandil Junction22:5322:5507:1307:15Muri Junction19:2319:2507:1307:15Muri Junction21:5822:0007:1307:15Muri Junction21:5021:5208:0808:10Bokaro Steel City18:4518:4708:0808:10Bokaro Steel City21:1521:1708:3008:35Barkakana Junction20:5020:5508:5308:55Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Jn17:5818:0008:5008:55Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Jn20:2220:2710:4210:44DaltonGanj18:0318:0509:0509:07Parasnath17:4317:4509:0509:07Parasnath20:0520:0711:5011:52Garhwa Road Junction17:3517:4009:5309:55Koderma Junction16:3816:4009:5309:55Koderma Junction19:2219:2413:1013:20Son Nagar Junction(Reversal)15:5516:0511:0511:10Gaya Junction(Reversal)15:3015:3511:0511:10Gaya Junction(Reversal)18:0518:1514:3014:35Gaya Junction14:4014:4512:45---Patna Junction---14:1512:45---Patna Junction---16:4515:55---Patna Junction---13:20

Rakes It is the fifty-third 2nd Generation and thirty-seventh 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 Tatanagar - Patna Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, with the following running days along with their average speeds:- Train no.Days of ServiceDistanceAverage SpeedMaximum Permissible Speed (MPS)20893/20984Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat21893/2189421893 - Sundays21894 - Mondays21895/2189621895 - Mondays21896 - Sundays

See also

Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatiman Express Tatanagar Junction railway station Patna Junction railway station

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