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Tatanagar–Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express

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The 20891/20892 Tatanagar–Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express is India's 57th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the industrial city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand with Brahmapur in Odisha.[1][2][3]

LocaleJharkhand and Odisha
First service15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) (Inaugural)
18 September 2024; 23 months ago (18 September 2024) (Commercial)
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Tatanagar Junction – Brahmapur
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleJharkhand and Odisha
First service15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) (Inaugural)
18 September 2024; 23 months ago (18 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operatorSouth Eastern Railways (SER)
Route
TerminiTatanagar Junction (TATA)
Brahmapur (BAM)
Stops09
Distance travelled587 km (365 mi)
Average journey time09 hrs
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number20891 / 20892
Lines used
On-board services
ClassesAC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track ownerIndian Railways
Rake maintenanceTatanagar Jn (TATA)
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This express train was inaugurated on September 15 2024, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from the capital city of Ranchi instead of physically inaugurating at Tatanagar Junction in Jharkhand due to continuous rains in Jamshedpur.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Overview

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Tatanagar Jn, Chaibasa, Banspani, Kendujhargarh, Harichandanpur, Jakhapura Jn, Cuttack Jn, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Jn, Balugaon and Brahmapur. It currently operates with train numbers 20891/20892 on 6 days a week basis.[11]

Rakes

It is the fifty-fourth 2nd Generation and thirty-eighth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[12]

Service

The 20891/20892 Tatanagar Jn - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Tuesdays, covering a distance of 587 km (365 mi) in a travel time of 9 hours with an average speed of 62 km/h (39 mph). The service has 9 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

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Notes

  1. Except Tuesdays

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