Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat Express

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. ^[1]

Tatanagar Junction – Patna Junction Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Jharkhand and Bihar
First service	15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) (Inaugural) 18 September 2024; 10 months ago (18 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railways (SER)
Route
Termini	Tatanagar Junction (TATA) Patna Junction (PNBE)
Stops	07
Distance travelled	(20893 / 20894 / 21895 / 21896) - 451 km (280 mi) (21893 / 21894) - 642 km (399 mi)
Average journey time	(20893 / 20894 / 21895 / 21896) - 07 hrs 15 mins (21893/21894) - 10 hrs 25 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [a]
Train number(s)	20893 / 20894 & 21895 / 21896 (via Gomoh Jn) 21893 / 21894 (via Barkakana Jn & Son Nagar Jn)
Line(s) used	Tatanagar–Asansol line (till Chandil Jn) Chandil–Muri line Ranchi–Netaji S.C.Gomoh line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line (till Gaya Jn) Gaya–Patna line
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi Infotainment System Electric outlets Reading light Seat Pockets Bottle Holder Tray Table
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	62 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Tatanagar Jn (TATA)
Route map Legend 20893 / 21895 ↓ Tatanagar Junction Chandil Junction Muri Junction ↓ ( 20893 / 21895 Towards Koderma Jn ) ↘ ( 21893 Towards Son Nagar Jn ) Bokaro Steel City Barkakana Junction ↓ 21893 NSCB Gomoh Jn DaltonGanj Parasnath Garhwa Road Jn Jharkhand Bihar border Koderma Junction Son Nagar Junction (Reversal) Jharkhand Bihar border ↑ 21894 ↑ ( 20894 / 21896 Towards Bokaro Steel City ) ↗ ( 21894 Towards Barkakana Jn ) Gaya Junction (Reversal) 20894 / 21896 ↑ Patna Junction Legend: 20893 / 20894 - Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat 21895 - Only Mondays | 21896 - Only Sundays 21893 - Only Sundays | 21894 - Only Mondays

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.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Overview

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Tatanagar Jn and Patna Jn via 2 routes of services. ^[11] It currently operates with 3 sets of train numbers on 6 days a week basis.^[12]

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 Station												Route 2 - via Barkakana Jn & Son Nagar Jn
Train No. 20893		Stations [13]	Train No. 20894			Train No. 21895		Stations [14]	Train No. 21896			Train No. 21893		Stations [15]	Train No. 21894
Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat			Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat			Only Mondays			Only Sundays			Only Sundays			Only Mondays
Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure
---	05:30	Tatanagar Junction	21:30	---		---	05:30	Tatanagar Junction	23:55	---		---	05:30	Tatanagar Junction	23:55	---
06:00	06:02	Chandil Junction	20:23	20:25		06:10	06:12	Chandil Junction	22:58	23:00		06:10	06:12	Chandil Junction	22:53	22:55
07:13	07:15	Muri Junction	19:23	19:25		07:13	07:15	Muri Junction	21:58	22:00		07:13	07:15	Muri Junction	21:50	21:52
08:08	08:10	Bokaro Steel City	18:45	18:47		08:08	08:10	Bokaro Steel City	21:15	21:17		08:30	08:35	Barkakana Junction	20:50	20:55
08:53	08:55	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Jn	17:58	18:00		08:50	08:55	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh Jn	20:22	20:27		10:42	10:44	DaltonGanj	18:03	18:05
09:05	09:07	Parasnath	17:43	17:45		09:05	09:07	Parasnath	20:05	20:07		11:50	11:52	Garhwa Road Junction	17:35	17:40
09:53	09:55	Koderma Junction	16:38	16:40		09:53	09:55	Koderma Junction	19:22	19:24		13:10	13:20	Son Nagar Junction (Reversal)	15:55	16:05
11:05	11:10	Gaya Junction (Reversal)	15:30	15:35		11:05	11:10	Gaya Junction (Reversal)	18:05	18:15		14:30	14:35	Gaya Junction	14:40	14:45
12:45	---	Patna Junction	---	14:15		12:45	---	Patna Junction	---	16:45		15:55	---	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.^[16]

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 Service	Distance	Average Speed	Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS)
20893/20984	Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat	451 km (280 mi)	62 km/h (39 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)
21893/21894	21893 - Sundays 21894 - Mondays	642 km (399 mi)
21895/21896	21895 - Mondays 21896 - Sundays	451 km (280 mi)

1. Except Tuesdays

See also

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