| Patna Junction - Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Vande Bharat Express | ||||
| Locale | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh | ||||
| First service | 12 March 2024 (Inaugural) 18 March 2024 (Commercial) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Central Railways (ECR) | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Patna Junction (PNBE) | ||||
| Stops | 5 | ||||
| End | Gomti Nagar (GTNR) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 545 km (339 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 08 hrs 25 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Six days a week [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22345 / 22346 | ||||
| Line(s) used | |||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car | ||||
| Seating arrangements |
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| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | On board Catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows in all coaches | ||||
| Entertainment facilities |
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| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
| Other facilities | Kavach | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Mini Vande Bharat 2.0Template:Broken anchor | ||||
| Track gauge | Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) (Avg.) | ||||
| Average length | 192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches) | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
| Rake maintenance | (TBC) | ||||
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The 22345/22346 Patna - Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express is India's 51st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the capital city of Bihar, Patna with the capital city Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [1][2]
Overview[edit | edit source]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Patna Jn, Ara Jn, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Varanasi Jn, Ayodhya Dham Jn and Gomti Nagar (Lucknow). It is operated with train numbers 22345/22346 on 6 days a week basis.
Rakes[edit | edit source]
It is the forty-ninth 2nd Generation and thirty-fourth 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.[3]
Service[edit | edit source]
The 22345/22346 Patna Jn - Gomti Nagar Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Fridays, covering a distance of 545 km (339 mi) in a travel time of 8 hours with an average speed of 64 km/h (40 mph). The service has 5 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).
Route & Halts[edit | edit source]
| Station | 22345 Patna → Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) | 22346 Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) → Patna | ||||
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| Arrival | Departure | Halt | Arrival | Departure | Halt | |
| Patna Junction | — | 06:05 | — | 23:45 | — | — |
| Ara Junction | 06:38 | 06:40 | 2m | 22:33 | 22:35 | 2m |
| Buxar | 07:18 | 07:20 | 2m | 21:47 | 21:49 | 2m |
| Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction | 08:30 | 08:35 | 5m | 20:45 | 20:50 | 5m |
| Varanasi Junction | 09:27 | 09:32 | 5m | 19:55 | 20:00 | 5m |
| Ayodhya Dham Junction | 12:10 | 12:15 | 5m | 17:15 | 17:20 | 5m |
| Gomti Nagar | 14:35 | — | — | — | 15:20 | — |
See also[edit | edit source]
- Vande Bharat Express
- Tejas Express
- Gatimaan Express
- Patna Junction railway station
- Gomti Nagar railway station
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Except Fridays
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat Express trains today, four existing routes extended – Check full routes, new destinations and more". Financialexpress. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (12 March 2024). "Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains". mint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.