Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Train: Speed, Time, Route And Other Details
- According to the tentative plan, the train will operate during the daytime at a speed of 90 kmph to 110 kmph.
- The train will make a halt at Jasidih (Deoghar in Jharkhand) and Asansol (West Bengal) on the 535-km route.
- It will cover the distance between Patna and Howrah in less than 7 hours, 6 hours and 30 minutes to be precise. Usually, it takes 8-10 trains to travel between 2 cities via other trains.
9 Vande Bharat Trains to be Launched on Sunday
Meanwhile, in a bid to expand the existing network of high-speed trains in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 9 new Vande Bharat trains on Sunday. At present, there are 25 Vande Bharat Express trains operating in various parts of the country. With the addition of these nine new routes, the total number of Vande Bharat Express trains in operation will increase to 34, benefiting travellers across India.
These new routes of these trains include:-
Jaipur-Udaipur
Patna-Howrah
Ranchi-Howrah
Hyderabad-Chennai
Chennai-Tirunelveli
Indore-Jaipur
Puri-Rourkela
Jaipur-Chandigarh
Jamnagar-Ahmedabad