| Varanasi Junction – Deoghar Junction Vande Bharat Express | |||||
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 Varanasi Junction – Deoghar Junction Vande Bharat Express At Gaya Junction | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Vande Bharat Express | ||||
| Locale | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand | ||||
| First service | 15 September 2024 (Inaugural) 16 September 2024 (Commercial) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railways (NR) | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Varanasi Junction (BSB) | ||||
| Stops | 06 | ||||
| End | Deoghar Junction (DGHR) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 456 km (283 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 07 hrs 20 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Six days a week [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22500/22499 | ||||
| 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 | Vande Bharat 2.0 | ||||
| Track gauge | Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 62 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.) | ||||
| Average length | 384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches) | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
| Rake maintenance | (TBC) | ||||
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The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express is India's 61st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Ganges city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with the holy pilgrimage city of Deoghar in Jharkhand.[1][2]
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.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Overview[edit | edit source]
This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Varanasi Jn, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Sasaram Jn, Gaya Jn, Nawada, Kiul Jn, Jasidih Jn and Deoghar Jn.[9] It currently operates with train numbers 22500/22499 on 6 days a week basis.
Rakes[edit | edit source]
It is the fifty-eighth 2nd Generation and forty-first 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.[10]
Service[edit | edit source]
The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 456 km (283 mi) 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[edit | edit source]
- Vande Bharat Express
- Tejas Express
- Gatiman Express
- Varanasi Junction railway station
- Deoghar Junction railway station
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Except Tuesdays
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "इटावा और टूंडला में भी होगा Vande Bharat का स्टॉपेज, यहां जानें आगरा कैंट से वाराणसी वंदे भारत की सभी डिटेल्स". www.india.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ↑ "Bihar welcomes four more Vande Bharat Express trains, routes include Patna-Tatanagar and Bhagalpur-Howrah – Check list". Financialexpress. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ↑ Athrady, Ajith. "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "PM's Jamshedpur Visit Canceled Due to Rain, Will Inaugurate Online from Ranchi". Live Hindustan (in हिन्दी). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat trains at Jharkhand's Tatanagar". The Economic Times. 15 September 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ DHNS. "PM Modi to flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "PM Modi to flag off six new Vande Bharat Express trains during Jharkhand visit today – Full list of routes here". Financialexpress. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "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". Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ↑ "22500/Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express - Varanasi to Deoghar NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.