To make people’s travel easier and better on Diwali and Chhath Puja, Railways flagged off India’s longest Vande Bharat Express train. This train will run between New Delhi and Patna. Which has been designed to enhance the country’s expanded high-speed train network. This train will stop at many stations while covering the distance from New Delhi to Patna.
According to the information, the new train connecting Bihar’s capital Patna with New Delhi left from New Delhi Railway Station at 8:25 am on Wednesday, covering a distance of 994 km in 11 hours and 30 minutes and reached its destination at 8 pm. Reached. According to the Indian Railway Ministry, the special train was operated on a trial basis, which will stop at Arrah, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Prayagraj and Kanpur. New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Express will provide fast and luxurious travel experience to the passengers.
Sleeper coach will be installed soon
It is noteworthy that the train will run from Delhi to Patna on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and from Patna to Delhi on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. It will leave from Patna at 7:30 am and reach Delhi at 7 pm. Sleeper class is not available for passengers in the train and only chair car is available. According to the information, Indian Railways will soon introduce a sleeper coach in Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Express.
Ticket prices for New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Express have been fixed at Rs 2,575 for AC car-chair and Rs 4,655 for executive chair car. Passengers have been enjoying the train service since October 30, after which journeys have been scheduled for November 1, 3 and 6. However, return service from Patna to Delhi will be available on November 2, 4 and 7.
Special train from Delhi to Patna
Earlier, the longest Vande Bharat was running between New Delhi and Varanasi, in which the distance of 771 kilometers was covered in just 8 hours. Additionally, Indian Railways has recently launched another Vande Bharat train from Lucknow to Chapra Junction in Bihar, allowing passengers to travel back to their home state for Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations with ease and comfort.
Train number 02270 departs from Lucknow at 2:15 pm and reaches Sultanpur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Surempur and finally Chapra at 9:30 pm. It runs six days a week. Its service is not available on Tuesday.
