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Varanasi–Deoghar Vande Bharat Express

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The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express is India's 61st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Ganges city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with the holy pilgrimage city of Deoghar in Jharkhand.[1][2]

First service15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) (Inaugural)
16 September 2024; 23 months ago (16 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operatorNorthern Railways (NR)
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Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleUttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
First service15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) (Inaugural)
16 September 2024; 23 months ago (16 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operatorNorthern Railways (NR)
Route
TerminiVaranasi Junction (BSB)
Deoghar Junction (DGHR)
Stops06
Distance travelled456 km (283 mi)
Average journey time07 hrs 20 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number22500/22499
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 stockVande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed62 km/h (39 mph) (Avg.)
Average length384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track ownerIndian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)
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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.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Overview

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Varanasi Jn, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Sasaram Jn, Gaya Jn, Nawada, Kiul Jn, Jasidih Jn and Deoghar Jn.[9] It currently operates with train numbers 22500/22499 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It is the fifty-eighth 2nd Generation and forty-first 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.[10]

Service

The 22500/22499 Varanasi - Deoghar Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 456 km (283 mi) in a travel time of 07 hrs 20 mins with average speed of 62 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

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Notes

  1. Except Tuesdays

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