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| Howrah Junction – Gaya Junction Vande Bharat Express | |
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| Overview | |
| Service type | Vande Bharat Express |
| Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar |
| First service | 15 September 2024 (Inaugural) (TBC) |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways (ER) |
| Route | |
| Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Gaya Junction (GAYA) |
| Stops | 05 |
| Distance travelled | 458 km (285 mi) |
| Average journey time | 05 hrs 40 mins |
| Service frequency | Six days a week [a] |
| Train number(s) | 22303 / 22304 |
| Line(s) used | (TBC) |
| 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 |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
| Operating speed | 81 km/h (50 mph) (Avg.) |
| Average length | 384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches) |
| Track owner(s) | Indian Railways |
| Rake maintenance | (TBC) |
The 22303/22304 Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express is India's upcoming Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the metropolitan and twin city of Kolkata, Howrah in West Bengal with the municipal administrative town of Gaya in Bihar.
This express train is slated to be inaugurated on September 15 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. [1][2][3]
Overview
This train will be operated by Indian Railways, connecting Howrah Jn and Gaya Jn.[4] It will be operated on 6 days a week basis.
Rakes
It will be the upcoming 2nd Generation Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which will be designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[5]
Service
The 22303/22304 Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 458 km (285 mi) in a travel time of 05 hrs 40 mins with average speed of 81 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
- ^ Except Thursdays
See also
- Vande Bharat Express
- Tejas Express
- Gatiman Express
- Howrah Junction railway station
- Gaya Junction railway station
References
- ^ Post, Town (12 September 2024). "Tatanagar Station Awaits PM Modi to Flag Off 6 Vande Bharat Trains". Town Post. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (12 September 2024). "রাজ্যবাসীর জন্য সুখবর! শীঘ্রই দুই জোড়া বন্দে ভারত পাচ্ছে হাওড়া - Howrah Gaya Vande Bharat". ETV Bharat News (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 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 Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Aniket. "22303/Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express - Howrah to Gaya ER/Eastern 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.
