New Jalpaiguri–Patna Vande Bharat Express

Mini Vande Bharat Express train route in India

New Jalpaiguri Junction - Patna Junction Vande Bharat Express

This Saffron-Grey Mini Vande Bharat Express train on standby at Rajendra Nagar Terminal

Overview
Service type| Vande Bharat Express
Locale| West Bengal and Bihar
First service| 12 March 2024 (12 March 2024) (Inaugural)
14 March 2024; 6 months ago (14 March 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)| North East Frontier Railway (NFR)
Route
Termini| New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP)
Patna Junction (PNBE)
Stops| 6
Distance travelled| 473 km (294 mi)
Average journey time| 06 hrs 55 mins
Service frequency| Six days a week [a]
Train number(s)| 22233 / 22234
Line(s) used| (TBC)
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[broken anchor]
Track gauge| Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification| 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed| 68 km/h (42 mph) (Avg.)
Average length| 192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)| Indian Railways
Rake maintenance| (TBC)
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Legend

| 22233 ↓  |  |

|  | New Jalpaiguri Junction

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| West Bengal

Bihar
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|  | Kishanganj
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|  | Katihar Junction
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|  | Naugachia
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|  | Khagaria Junction
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|  | Begusarai
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|  | Patna Sahib
22234 ↑  |  |

|  | Patna Junction
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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

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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

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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

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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

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* Vande Bharat Express
* Tejas Express
* Gatimaan Express
* New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
* Patna Junction railway station

## References

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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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Vande Bharat Express

Central Railway|

* Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon^
* Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi
* Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur
* Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru^
* SCSMT Kolhapur ⇔ Pune Jn.^
* Nagpur Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.^

East Central Railway|

* Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.^
* Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.^
* Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)^

East Coast Railway|

* Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.
* Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn.^
* Bhubaneswar ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.^

Eastern Railway|

* Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn.
* Howrah Jn. ⇔ Gaya Jn.^
* Howrah Jn. ⇔ Bhagalpur Jn.^

North Central Railway|

* Agra Cantonment ⇔ Banaras^

North Eastern Railway|

* Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn^
* Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal^

Northeast Frontier Railway|

* New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati^
* New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.^

Northern Railway|

* Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn.^
* Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.^
* New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura
* Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal^
* New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
* New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn.
* Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi
* SMVD Katra ⇔ New Delhi
* Hazrat Nizamuddin ⇔ Khajuraho Jn.^
* Meerut City Jn. ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh^
* Varanasi Jn. ⇔ Deoghar Jn.^

North Western Railway|

* Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn.^
* Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)^
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* Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment^

South Central Railway|

* Jalna ⇔ Mumbai CSMT^
* Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati
* Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn.^
* Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.^

South East Central Railway|

* Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.^
* Durg Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.^

South Eastern Railway|

* Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri
* Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.^
* Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.^
* Howrah Jn. ⇔ Rourkela Jn.^
* Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Brahmapur^
* Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.^

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* Mysuru Jn. ⇔ MGR Chennai Central^
* SSS Hubballi Jn. ⇔ Pune Jn.^

Southern Railway|

* Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.^
* Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment^
* Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Alappuzha)^
* Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Kottayam)
* Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.^
* MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.^
* MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn.
* MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.^
* Chennai Egmore ⇔ Nagercoil Jn.
* Madurai Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment^

West Central Railway|

* Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin
* Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa^

Western Railway|

* Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital
* Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.^
* Ahmedabad ⇔ Okha^
* Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central

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