Varanasi-Deoghar from 16, Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat Express will run regularly from 18 September; see time table

Vande Bharat Express train between Gaya to Howrah and Varanasi to Deoghar will be launched on 15 September. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off these trains on Sunday. However, the regular operation of Gaya Howrah Vande Bharat train will start from 18 September and Varanasi-Deoghar from 16 September. The train running between Varanasi and Deoghar will pass through Gaya, which will also provide convenience to the railway passengers of Bihar to travel between Varanasi and Deoghar.

Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway, Saraswati Chandra, said that the operation of semi-high speed Vande Bharat train equipped with modern and world class facilities is going to start between Gaya and Howrah. Train no. 22303 and 22304 Howrah-Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat will run six days a week, except Thursday. At the same time, Vande Bharat train will run between Varanasi and Deoghar via Gaya-Nawada-Kiul. Train no. 22500 and 22499 Varanasi-Deoghar-Varanasi Vande Bharat train is to run regularly from 16 September. This train will run from Varanasi and Deoghar six days a week, except Tuesday.

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Booking for Howrah from Gaya has started, the journey will be completed in 6 hours

Booking for the new Vande Bharat Express running between Gaya and Howrah has started. The fare for a seat in AC chair car from Gaya to Howrah is Rs 1300, while for travelling in executive class, one will have to pay Rs 2365. This train will leave Gaya Junction at 3.15 pm on all other 6 days of the week except Thursday and will reach Howrah at 9.05 pm. It will cover the distance between the two cities in maximum 6 hours. Vande Bharat train will also have stoppages at Koderma, Parasnath, Dhanbad, Asansol and Durgapur.

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Let us tell you that on 15th September, PM Modi will also gift two more Vande Bharat trains to Bihar. On the same day, Vande Bharat trains will be launched between Patna to Tatanagar and Bhagalpur to Howrah. Regular operation of Bhagalpur-Howrah train will start from 17th September. At the same time, the schedule of Patna-Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express is yet to be released.