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{{Italic title}}{{short description|Mini Vande Bharat Express train route in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox rail service
| color = FF7220
| name = Varanasi Junction – Deoghar Junction<br/>''Vande Bharat Express''
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = Vande Bharat at gaya.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| image_alt =
| alt =
| caption = Varanasi Junction – Deoghar Junction Vande Bharat Express At Gaya Junction
| type = [[Vande Bharat Express]]
| locale = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]
| first = {{start date|2024|09|15|df=y}} (Inaugural)<br>{{start date and age|16 September 2024}} (Commercial)
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways (NR)]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}} '''(BSB)'''
| stops = 06
| end = {{stnlnk|Deoghar Junction}} '''(DGHR)'''
| distance = {{convert|456|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 07 hrs 20 mins
| frequency = Six days a week {{efn|Except Tuesdays}}
| trainnumber = 22500/22499
| line_used = *[[Mughalsarai-Kanpur section|Varanasi–DDU line]]
*[[Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section|DDU–Gaya section]]
*[[Gaya-Kiul line]]
*[[Asansol–Patna section|Patna–Asansol section (till Jasidih Junction)]]
*[[Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line|Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line (till Deoghar Junction)]]
| 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 (trainset)#Second generation|Vande Bharat 2.0]]
| gauge = [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|Indian gauge]]<br/>{{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| el =
| speed = {{cvt|62|km/h|0|abbr=on}} (Avg.)
| trainlength = {{convert|384|m|ft}} (16 coaches)
| owners = [[Indian Railways]]
| maintenance = '''''(TBC)'''''
| map = {{Varanasi – Deoghar VB Express Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
| electrification = [[25 kV 50 Hz AC]] Overhead line
}}
The 22500/22499 '''Varanasi - Deoghar ''Vande Bharat Express''''' is India's 61st [[Vande Bharat Express|Vande Bharat Express train]], connecting the [[Ganges]] city of [[Varanasi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] with the holy pilgrimage city of [[Deoghar]] in [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=इटावा और टूंडला में भी होगा Vande Bharat का स्टॉपेज, यहां जानें आगरा कैंट से वाराणसी वंदे भारत की सभी डिटेल्स |url=https://www.india.com/hindi-news/india-hindi/vande-bharat-express-to-stop-etawah-and-tundla-on-varanasi-agra-route-heres-all-you-need-to-know-varanasi-deoghar-vande-bharat-express-datails-7239980/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.india.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-15 |title=Bihar welcomes four more Vande Bharat Express trains, routes include Patna-Tatanagar and Bhagalpur-Howrah – Check list |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/railways-bihar-welcomes-four-more-vande-bharat-express-trains-routes-include-patna-tatanagar-and-bhagalpur-howrah-check-list-3611485/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

This express train was inaugurated on September 15 2024, by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] via [[Videotelephony|video conferencing]] from the capital city of [[Ranchi]] instead of physically inaugurating at [[Tatanagar Junction railway station|Tatanagar Junction]] in [[Jharkhand]] due to continuous rains in Jamshedpur.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Athrady |first=Ajith |title=PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/jharkhand/pm-modi-flags-off-six-vande-bharat-express-trains-in-poll-bound-jharkhand-3191585 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2024 |title=PM's Jamshedpur Visit Canceled Due to Rain, Will Inaugurate Online from Ranchi |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur/story-pm-s-visit-to-jamshedpur-canceled-due-to-heavy-rain-online-inauguration-planned-201726376249295.html |access-date=15 September 2024 |website=Live Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-15 |title=PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat trains at Jharkhand's Tatanagar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/pm-modi-flags-off-six-vande-bharat-trains-at-jharkhands-tatanagar/articleshow/113361896.cms?UTM_Source=Google_Newsstand&UTM_Campaign=RSS_Feed&UTM_Medium=Referral |access-date=2024-09-15 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=PM Modi to flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/jharkhand/pm-modi-to-flag-off-six-vande-bharat-express-trains-in-poll-bound-jharkhand-3191357 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-15 |title=PM Modi to flag off six new Vande Bharat Express trains during Jharkhand visit today – Full list of routes here |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/railways-pm-modi-to-flag-off-six-new-vande-bharat-express-trains-during-jharkhand-visit-today-full-list-of-routes-here-3611206/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-new-vande-bharat-express-trains-will-run-between-gaya-howrah-patna-tata-and-varanasi-deoghar-23795319.html?utm_source=article_detail&utm_medium=CRE&utm_campaign=latestnews_CRE |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

== Overview ==
This train is currently operated by [[Indian Railways]], connecting [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi Jn]], [[Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station|Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn]], [[Sasaram Junction railway station|Sasaram Jn]], [[Gaya Junction railway station|Gaya Jn]], [[Nawada railway station|Nawada]], [[Kiul Junction railway station|Kiul Jn]], [[Jasidih Junction railway station|Jasidih Jn]] and [[Deoghar Junction railway station|Deoghar Jn]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=22500/Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express - Varanasi to Deoghar NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/varanasi-deoghar-vande-bharat-express-22500/235312/334/9604 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> It currently operates with train numbers 22500/22499 on 6 days a week basis.

== Rakes ==
It is the fifty-eighth [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation|2nd Generation]] and forty-first [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation|''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>

== Service ==
The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express currently operates '''6 days''' a week, covering a distance of {{convert|456|km|0|abbr=on}} 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.

== See also ==

* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Gatiman Express]]
* [[Varanasi Junction railway station]]
* [[Deoghar Junction railway station]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Electric multiple units of India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]
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[[Category:Transport in Varanasi]]
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[[Category:Transport in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Transport in Deoghar]]

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