Varanasi–Deoghar Vande Bharat Express

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]

Varanasi Junction – Deoghar Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleUttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
First service15 September 2024 (15 September 2024) (Inaugural)
16 September 2024; 0 days ago (16 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)Northern Railways (NR)
Route
TerminiVaranasi Junction (BSB)
Deoghar Junction (DGHR)
Stops06
Distance travelled456 km (283 mi)
Average journey time07 hrs 20 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number(s)22500/22499
Line(s) used
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed62 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

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

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

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

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.

  1. ^ Except Tuesdays

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "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 Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Athrady, Ajith. "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ "PM's Jamshedpur Visit Canceled Due to Rain, Will Inaugurate Online from Ranchi". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ DHNS. "PM Modi to flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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 Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  9. ^ "22500/Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express - Varanasi to Deoghar NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.