There is a good news for passengers traveling from Delhi to Patna. Indian Railways has extended the duration of the New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Express train.
Vande Bharat Express: To reduce the extra rush of passengers during the festive season, the railways had started the semi-high-speed train Vande Bharat between Delhi and Patna. The Delhi to Patna Vande Bharat train is currently the country’s longest running Vande Bharat Express train.
The New Delhi-Patna-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train has been running at full capacity since the beginning. Earlier it was decided that train number 02252/02251 New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Express Special train will make 4 trips till November 6.
Later the train was extended till 20 November. However, now this state-of-the-art train will make 2 more trips till 5 December. During the extended period, the train will depart from New Delhi Railway Station on 1 and 4 December. On the return journey, it will depart from Patna Junction on 2 and 5 December.
The New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Express Special train covers a distance of 1000 km in 11:35 hours. It is the second fastest train on this route after the New Delhi-Rajendra Nagar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express, which covers the same distance in 11:30 hours. The train will stop at five stations en route. These are Kanpur Central, Prayagraj Junction, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Buxar and Ara Junction.
The New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Express will depart from New Delhi at 08:25 am and reach Patna Junction at 8 pm. On the return journey, this train will depart from Patna Junction at 7 pm the next day and reach Delhi at 07:30 am the next day.
The New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Express Special train has 8 car coaches. It has the facility of AC chair car and executive chair car. For travelling in AC chair car, the passenger will have to pay Rs 2575, while the fare of executive chair car between New Delhi and Patna is Rs 4655.
