Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Vande Bharat Express train running between Ranchi and Varanasi via video conferencing on Tuesday. The train will depart from Ranchi at 8:10 AM, flagged off by Governor CP Radhakrishnan and MP Sanjay Seth. It will reach Varanasi at 1:00 PM. The train will...
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depart from Varanasi at 4:05 PM and reach Ranchi Railway Station at 11:55 PM. The train has 8 coaches with 530 seats and will take 7 hours and 50 minutes to complete the journey. The train will run six days a week, though the exact commencement date of regular operations has not been disclosed by the railway headquarters. The fares for the train are as follows: **Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat** Chaircar (with catering): ₹1505 Chaircar (without catering): ₹1160 Executive Class (with catering): ₹2725 Executive Class (without catering): ₹2335 **Varanasi-Ranchi Vande Bharat** Executive Class (with catering): ₹2675 Executive Class (without catering): ₹2325 Chaircar (with catering): ₹1450 Chaircar (without catering): ₹1160 On the same day, a trial run of the Vande Bharat Express train was conducted from Ranchi Railway Station to Bokaro Steel City Railway Station, which was successful. A demand has been made to run the Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat train via Lohardaga-Tori for three days a week. The Ranchi-New Giridih Express train, which has vistadome coaches, has been extended to Asansol. The train will depart from Asansol at 4:10 AM and reach Hatia at 2:00 PM. It will depart from Hatia at 3:00 PM and reach Asansol at 11:40 PM. The train will run via Chittaranjan, Jamtara, Madhupur, New Giridih, Jamua, Dhanwar, Navadih, Maheshpur, Koderma, Barhi, Hazaribagh, Barkakana, Mesra, and Tatisilwai before reaching Ranchi. Additionally, the Puri-Ayodhya-Puri Express will have a stop at Muri station.