Vande Bharat Express: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the gift of six Vande Bharat Express trains to Jharkhand recently i.e. on 15 September 2024. In Jamshedpur, the PM had virtually given green silver to six Vande Bharat Express trains.
PM Modi distributed acceptance letters to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin in Tatanagar, Jharkhand.
He has also released the first installment of assistance to the beneficiaries. On Sunday, the country’s Prime Minister inaugurated six new Vande Bharat trains. The operation of these trains will increase connectivity, safe travel and facilities for passengers.
The Ministry of Railways has informed that with the operation of the new Vande Bharat train, their number will increase from 54 to 60. PM Modi has flagged off six Vande Bharat trains including Tatanagar-Patna, Gaya-Howrah, Varanasi-Deoghar and Bhagalpur-Howrah Vande Bharat.
Passengers will be able to travel free of cost
Vande Bharat train has left from Agra Cantt railway station today i.e. Monday at 4.15 pm. In this train, 250 school children and other passengers will travel free of cost. The train will reach Tundla station at 5.05 pm. After a five-minute halt here, it will reach Etawah at 6.05 pm.
After a 10-minute halt at Etawah, the train will reach Kanpur Central Railway Station at 7.50 pm. It will depart from here after five minutes and arrive in Varanasi at 11.55 p.m. After a 30-minute halt, the train will return to Agra Cantt Railway Station.
In fact, Bihar passengers will directly benefit from the three Vande Bharat trains. The Varanasi-Deoghar Vande Bharat trains will now halt at Gaya.
2893 Tatanagar Vande Bharat Special will depart Tatanagar at 10.15 a.m. and arrive in Patna at 8.15 p.m. Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat Inauguration Special will leave Gaya at 11.00 am and reach Howrah at 19.00 pm.
From September 18, 22303/22304 Howrah-Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat will run every day, except Thursdays. 02249 Baidhnathdham-Varanasi Vande Bharat Inauguration Special will leave Baidhnathdham at 11.00 am and reach Varanasi at 21.00 pm.
22500/22499 The Varanasi-Deoghar-Varanasi Vande Bharat train will operate regularly. This train will run between Varanasi and Deoghar six days a week, except Tuesdays.