New Jalpaiguri–Patna Vande Bharat Express

Mini Vande Bharat Express train route in India

Legend
22233
New Jalpaiguri Junction
West Bengal
Bihar
border
Kishanganj
Katihar Junction
Naugachia
Khagaria Junction
Begusarai
Patna Sahib
22234
Patna Junction

The 22233/22234 New Jalpaiguri - Patna Vande Bharat Express is India's 43rd Vande Bharat Express train, which connects the city of Twin Cities, Siliguri in West Bengal with the capital city Patna in Bihar. [1][2] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [3][4]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting New Jalpaiguri Jn, Kishanganj, Katihar, Naugachia, Khagaria, Begusarai, Patna Sahib and Patna Jn. It is operated with train numbers 22233/22234 on 6 days a week basis.[5]

Rakes

It is the forty-first 2nd Generation and twenty-seventh Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train[broken anchor] which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[6]

Service

The 22233/22234 New Jalpaiguri - Patna Vande Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 471 km (293 mi) in a travel time of 06 hrs 55 mins with average speed of 68 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) of this service is 130kph between Tall Junction and Patna Saheb

  1. ^ Except Tuesdays

See also

References

  1. ^ "पटना से न्यू जलपाईगुड़ी सिर्फ 7 घंटे में, इस तारीख से मिलेगा वंदे भारत का टिकट". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ "New Jalpaiguri-Patna Vande Bharat Express: Route, fare". News9live. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (12 March 2024). "Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains". mint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Vande Bharat Express soon to be launched from Patna". www.psuconnect.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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