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{{short description|Mini Vande Bharat Express train route in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox rail service
|color=28457D
|name=Patna - Ranchi ''Vande Bharat Express''
|logo=
|logo_width=
|image=Ranchi Patna Mini Vande Bharat Express train.png
|image_size=300px|image_alt=
|alt=
|caption=The 8 coacher Patna-Ranchi VB Express train skipping Namkom and heading towards [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna Jn.]]
|type=[[Vande Bharat Express]]
|locale=[[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]
|first={{start date and age|df=yes|2023|06|27}}
|last=
|operator=[[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railways (ECR)]]
|ridership=
|start={{stnlnk|Patna Junction}} '''(PNBE)'''
|stops=5
|end={{stnlnk|Ranchi Junction}} '''(RNC)'''
|distance={{cvt|380|km|0|abbr=on}}
|journeytime=06 hrs
|frequency=Six days a week {{efn|Except Tuesdays}}
|trainnumber=22349 / 22350
|line_used=[[Patna–Gaya line|Patna – Gaya]], [[Asansol–Gaya section|Gaya – Koderma]], [[Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line|Koderma – Hazaribagh – Barkakana – Ranchi]]
|class=AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
|seating={{Hlist|Airline style|Rotatable seats}}
|sleeping=No
|autorack=
|catering=On-board catering
|observation=Large windows in all coaches
|entertainment={{Hlist|[[Wi-Fi|On-board WiFi]]|Infotainment System|[[AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types#Indian IS 1293|Electric outlets]]|Reading light|Seat Pockets|Bottle Holder|Tray Table}}
|baggage=Overhead racks
|otherfacilities=[[Kavach (train protection system)|Kavach]]
|stock=[[Vande Bharat Express#Mini Vande Bharat services|Mini Vande Bharat 2.0]]
|gauge=[[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|Indian gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
|el=
|speed={{cvt|63.33|km/h|0|abbr=on}} (Avg.)
|trainlength={{convert|192|m|ft}} (08 coaches)
|owners=[[Indian Railways]]
|maintenance=[[East Central Railway zone|Rajendra Nagar Coaching Complex (Patna)]]
|map={{Patna-Ranchi VB Express Route}}
|map_state=collapsed
|electrification=[[25 kV 50 Hz AC]] Overhead line
}}

The 22349/22350 '''Patna ''-'' Ranchi ''Vande Bharat Express''''' is India's 20th [[Vande Bharat Express]] train, connecting the city of [[Patna]] in [[Bihar]] with the city of [[Ranchi]] in [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Ranchi Patna Vande Bharat: मई से चलेगी रांची पटना वंदे भारत ट्रेन! 6 घंटे में तय करेगी दूरी |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-ranchi-vande-bharat-express-8-coaches-train-will-run-from-may-10-will-cover-distance-in-6-hours-6056487.html |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Good news for rail passengers! Indian Railways to introduce Vande Bharat Express on THIS route |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/railways-good-news-for-rail-passengers-indian-railways-to-introduce-ranchi-patna-vande-bharat-express-details-inside-3076189/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> The train was flagged off by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] on 27 June 2023 via [[Videotelephony|video conference]] from [[Habibganj railway station|Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)]] railway station. <ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi Flags Off Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express: Route, Timing, Ticket |url=https://zeenews.india.com/railways/pm-modi-flags-off-patna-ranchi-vande-bharat-express-route-timing-ticket-2627535.html |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Vande Bharat express: इस दिन से दौड़ेगी पटना टू रांची वंदे भारत ट्रेन, जानिए क्या है शेड्यूल और टाइमिंग |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/vande-bharat-express-patna-to-ranchi-train-will-run-from-may-10-covering-distance-in-6-hours-rjs |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref>

== Overview ==
The train is operated by [[Indian Railways]], connecting [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna Jn]], [[Gaya Junction railway station|Gaya Jn]], [[Koderma Junction railway station|Koderma Jn]], [[Hazaribagh Town railway station|Hazaribagh Town]], [[Barkakana Junction railway station|Barkakana Jn]], Mesra and [[Ranchi Junction railway station|Ranchi Jn]]. It will be operated with train numbers 22349/22350 on a 6 days a week basis. <ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Narendra Modi to virtually flag off Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat Express on June 27 |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/state/jharkhand/pm-narendra-modi-to-virtually-flag-off-ranchi-patna-vande-bharat-express-on-june-27/na20230624142545738738195 |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Blitz India |date=2023-06-24 |title=The wait for Vande Bharat Express is over, will run from Ranchi to Patna on June 27, will run six days a week, reservation begins |url=https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/the-wait-for-vande-bharat-express-is-over-will-run-from-ranchi-to-patna-on-june-27-will-run-six-days-a-week-reservation-begins/ |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=BLiTZ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-24 |title=PM to flag off Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat on June 27 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/pm-modi-to-flag-off-patna-ranchi-vande-bharat-express-via-video-conference-5-trains-to-be-inaugurated-on-june-27-101687623370949.html |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Rakes ==
It is the eighteenth [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation (Vande Bharat 2.0)|2nd Generation]] and the sixth '''[[Vande Bharat Express#Mini Vande Bharat services|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. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/train-18-indias-fastest-named-vande-bharat-express-piyush-goyal-1983965 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

== Coach composition ==
The 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express currently has 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Cars coaches. The coaches in Aqua colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink colour indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
!
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |1
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |2
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |3
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |4
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |5
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |6
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |7
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |8
|-
|'''22349'''
| rowspan="2" |[[File:BSicon_LDER.svg|22x22px]] {{pipe}} C7
| rowspan="2" |C6
| rowspan="2" |E1
| rowspan="2" |C5
| rowspan="2" |C4
| rowspan="2" |C3
| rowspan="2" |C2
| rowspan="2" |C1 {{pipe}} [[File:Loco_Icon.png|22x22px]]
|-
|'''22350'''
|}

== Service ==
The 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express train will operate '''6 days''' a week, covering a distance of {{Cvt|379|km|mi|abbr=on}} in a travel time of 6 hrs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be determined in the future.{{notelist}}

== Schedule ==
The schedule of this 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express is given below:-
{| class="wikitable" width="65%" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#28457D;" |''PNBE - RNC - PNBE Vande Bharat Express''
|-
! colspan="2" |22349
! rowspan="2" |Stations
! colspan="2" |22350
|-
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|-
|'''----'''
|07:00
|[[Patna Junction railway station|'''Patna Junction''']]
|22:05
|'''----'''
|-
|08:25
|08:35
|[[Gaya Junction railway station|Gaya Junction]] ''(Reversal)''
|20:45
|20:55
|-
|09:35
|09:37
|[[Koderma Junction railway station|Koderma Junction]]
|19:23
|19:25
|-
|10:33
|10:35
|[[Hazaribagh Town railway station|Hazaribagh Town]]
|18:30
|18:32
|-
|11:35
|11:40
|[[Barkakana Junction railway station|Barkakana Junction]]
|17:30
|17:35
|-
|12:20
|12:22
|Mesra
|16:35
|16:37
|-
|13:00
|'''----'''
|[[Ranchi Junction railway station|'''Ranchi Junction''']]
|'''----'''
|16:15
|}

== Extras ==
The Railways authorities on 12.06.2023 (Monday) started the trial run of the Vande Bharat Express running between Patna and Ranchi. The train leaves Ranchi at 2:20 pm and reaches Patna again by 8:20 pm to mark the end of the trial. The train was welcomed in Jharkhand at Koderma Station by Hazaribagh MP and senior BJP leader Jayant Sinha, who also travelled in it from Koderma to Barkakana. The train will have 8 coaches and it is expected to complete the journey from Patna to Ranchi within 6 hours. It will be having five stops.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-27 |title=Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express To Start Operations Soon: Check Route, Speed, Launch Date, Timings |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/patna-ranchi-vande-bharat-express-to-start-operations-soon-check-route-speed-launch-date-timings-article-99821397 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref> The route of the train will be from Patna to Ranchi via [[Gaya Junction railway station|Gaya]], [[Koderma Junction railway station|Koderma]], [[Hazaribagh Town railway station|Hazaribagh Town]], [[Barkakana Junction railway station|Barkakana]] and Mesra.

The train successfully completed the first phase of the second trial run on 18.06.2023 (Sunday).The train left Patna at 6.55 am and passed through tunnels and crossed bridges between Sidhwar (Ramgarh) and Sanki (Ranchi). It halted at Jehanabad, Gaya, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Barkakana and Ranchi stations.The train arrived in Ranchi around 1.21pm, a delay of around 16 minutes from its schedule. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-18 |title=Second trial of Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express conducted |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/second-trial-of-patna-ranchi-vande-bharat-express-conducted/articleshow/101087092.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=2023-06-21 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== Incidents ==
On 25 June 2023, before the inaugural run of this new Vande Bharat Express train, it met with a disruptive case after unidentified miscreants pelted stones near the [[Barkakana Junction railway station|Barkakana Jn]] under [[Dhanbad railway division]] of [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway zone (ECR)]]. This incident took place when it was performing the 3rd trial run while heading back to [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna Jn]] from [[Ranchi Junction railway station|Ranchi Jn]]. No casualties were reported during the incident. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-26 |title=Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat stoned during 3rd trial run |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/patna-ranchi-vande-bharat-stoned-during-3rd-trial-run/articleshow/101265478.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-26 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Patna Junction railway station]]
* [[Ranchi Junction railway station]]
* [[Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line]]

== References ==
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