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Tatanagar–Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express

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Tatanagar Junction – Brahmapur
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleJharkhand and Odisha
First service15 September 2024 (15 September 2024) (Inaugural)
18 September 2024; 52 days ago (18 September 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)South 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 number(s)20891 / 20892
Line(s) used
On-board services
Class(es)AC 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 owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceTatanagar Jn (TATA)

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]

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

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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

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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

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The 20891/20892 Tatanagar - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 587 km (365 mi) in a travel time of 09 hrs with average speed of 65 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ^ Except Tuesdays

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vande Bharat Express:Tata-Berhampur का आया समय और नबंर, जानिए". Bihar Jharkhand News Network. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ Latestly, Team (15 September 2024). "Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Interacts With Students Onboard Brahmapur-Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express Train, Viral Video Surfaces | 📰 LatestLY". LatestLY. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ Athrady, Ajith. "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ^ "PM's Jamshedpur Visit Canceled Due to Rain, Will Inaugurate Online from Ranchi". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ^ "PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat trains at Jharkhand's Tatanagar". The Economic Times. 15 September 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ DHNS. "PM Modi to flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ "PM Modi to flag off six new Vande Bharat Express trains during Jharkhand visit today – Full list of routes here". Financialexpress. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. ^ "PM Modi to inaugurate 11 Vande Bharat Express Trains from Tatanagar". The Avenue Mail. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ^ Bureau, O. B. (14 September 2024). "PM To Flag Off Vande Bharat Trains In Odisha Tomorrow; Governor To Be Present At Rourkela & CM At Berhampur". odishabytes. Retrieved 15 September 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Aniket. "20891/Tatanagar - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express - Tatanagar to Brahmapur SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.