Vande Bharat Express has also started between Patna, the capital of Bihar and Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. PM Modi flagged off the train. The minimum fare for traveling in this modern train has been kept at Rs 380. See the train route, fare and timing here.
Vande Bharat Express train has been started to connect Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, and Howrah, the capital of Bihar. Even though this is the most expensive passenger train in the country, if you want, you can travel in semi high speed train for just Rs 380. Yes. If you want to go anywhere in this train from Patna, then you can go by paying a ticket of Rs 380. You can travel from Patna to Patna Sahib by taking a ticket of Rs 380. That too in chair car. If you buy an executive class ticket from Patna to Patna Sahib, you will have to spend Rs 705 for it. If you can spend one thousand rupees, you can go from Patna to Mokama in executive class. You will have to pay only Rs 550 for Mokama in chair car. Whereas, if you board this train from Howrah station, you will have to pay a minimum fare of Rs 600. By paying this much money you will be able to go to Durgapur in a chair car. If you go to Durgapur Executive Class, then you will have to spend Rs 1145 for this. This train will cover the distance from Patna to Howrah and Howrah to Patna in about six to six and a quarter hours. 22348 Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express train will depart from Patna at 8 am and reach Howrah at 2:35 pm. That means the train will take six hours 35 minutes to go from Patna to Howrah. At the same time, the train leaving from Howrah will reach Patna in six hours and 50 minutes.
Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Stoppages
- Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express train will stop at seven stations between Patna and Howrah. The stations where this train will stop are as follows – Patna Sahib, Mokama, Lakhisarai, Jasidih, Jamtara, Asansol and Durgapur.
- When this train will run from Howrah, it will reach Patna after stopping at Durgapur, Asansol, Jamtara, Jasidih, Lakhisarai, Mokama and Patna Sahib stations.
Who will benefit from the train?
Business class people will benefit the most from the running of Vande Bharat Express. Apart from this, officials of ICO and Durgapur Steel Plant, officials of Coal India and businessmen will benefit because Vande Bharat Express is a world class train and every facility of the passengers has been taken care of. People of Durgapur and Asansol will find it convenient to go to Patna or Kolkata by this train. Let us tell you that Asansol, Raniganj and Durgapur are the industrial hubs of West Bengal. A large number of people travel to Kolkata from here. Many people also have to go to Patna. This train is going to prove to be a boon for such people.
Train timing is also convenient
The timing of Patna-Howrah-Patna Vande Bharat Express train has also been decided as per the convenience of the passengers. After leaving Patna, this train will reach Jasidih station at 10:53 am. It will reach Jamtara at 11:44, Asansol at 12:15 and Durgapur at 12:39. At the same time, Howrah-Patna Vande Bharat Express train will reach Durgapur station at 5:28 pm, while it will reach Asansol at 5:53 pm, Jamtara at 6:27 pm and Jasidih at 7:11 pm. This means that after working during the day, passengers will be able to return home comfortably in the evening. Eastern Railway believes that the train will make the travel of daily passengers as well as students, businessmen and artists very comfortable. A lot of people’s time will be saved.
Timing of Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express
Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express train will leave from Patna Junction at 8 am. It will reach Patna Sahib at 8:12. It will leave from here at 8:14 and reach Mokama at 8:58. It will leave from here at 9:00 and reach Lakhisarai at 9:20. This train will depart from here at 9:22 am and will reach Jasidih station at 10:53 am. After staying here for two minutes, it will leave for Jamtara at 10:55. The train will reach Jamtara station at 11:44 am. It will leave from here at 11:46 and reach Asansol at 12:15. The train will depart from Asansol at 12:18 and reach Durgapur at 12:39. It will leave from here at 12:41 and reach Howrah at 2:35.
Timing of Howrah-Patna Vande Bharat Express
If we talk about Vande Bharat Express going from Howrah to Patna, then this train will leave from Howrah at 3:50 pm and will reach Durgapur at 5:28 pm. The train will leave from here at 5:30 and will reach Asansol at 5:53. It will leave from Asansol at 5:56 and reach Jamtara at 6:27. It will depart from Jamtara at 6:29 and reach Jasidih at 7:11 and will leave from here at 7:13. The train will reach Lakhisarai at 8:40 pm and will depart from here at 8:42 pm. Vande Bharat Express will reach Mokama at 9:05 pm. It will leave from here at 9:07 and will reach Patna Sahib at 9:55. The train will depart from Patna Sahib at 9:57 am and reach Patna Junction at 10:40 am.
Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat fare
Also know about the fares of the stations where Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express train will stop between Patna and Howrah. The chair car fare from Patna to Patna Sahib is Rs 380, while for the executive class ticket you will have to pay Rs 705. The fare from Patna to Mokama is Rs 550 in chair car and Rs 980 in executive class. Chair car fare from Patna to Lakhisarai is Rs 590 and executive class fare is Rs 1070. If you want to go from Patna Junction to Jasidih in chair car, you will have to pay Rs 765 and Rs 1420 for executive class. The fare from Patna to Jamtara is Rs 880 (in CC) and Rs 1650 (in EC). The fare from Patna to Asansol is Rs 955 and Rs 1790, while for Durgapur you will have to pay Rs 1010 and Rs 1915. The fare for this train from Patna to Howrah has been kept at Rs 1505 in CC and Rs 2725 in EC.