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.

The Giridih-Ranchi Intercity Express train, currently running as 18617/18618, will be renamed Asansol-Hatia Express starting March 12th. It will operate as train number 13513/13514, running five days a week between Asansol and Hatia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the train via video conferencing on March 12th. The train will depart...
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from Asansol at 9:00 AM on March 12th and arrive at Hatia at 7:30 PM. Starting March 13th, 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 arrive at Asansol at 11:40 PM. The change in timings was requested due to the previous schedule proving inconvenient for passengers. The train was initially launched on September 12, 2023, from New Giridih station and recently extended to Madhupur. Arun Joshi, a member of the ZRUCC of South Eastern Railway, had requested the change in timing, expressing gratitude to the Railway Minister and Eastern Railway for this change, as it will benefit people traveling between Giridih, Hazaribagh, and Ranchi. The article provides a detailed timetable for the Asansol-Hatia Express, outlining arrival and departure times at various stations along the route.

A proposal has been made to run the Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat train three days a week via Lohardaga-Tori. This move, advocated by a member of the Zonal Railway Consumer Advisory Committee, Arun Joshi, aims to utilize the recently constructed Ranchi-Lohardaga-Tori line (costing 680 crores) and benefit the people of Lohardaga and...
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Palamu. Meanwhile, the Ranchi-New Giridih Express with VistaDome coaches has been extended to Asansol. The train departs from Asansol at 4:10 am and arrives in Hatia at 2:00 pm. It departs from Hatia at 3:00 pm and reaches Asansol at 11:40 pm. The train operates via various stations including Chittaranjan, Jamtara, Madhupur, New Giridih, Jamua, Dhanwar, Navadih, Maheshpur, Koderma, Barhi, Hazaribagh, Barkakana, Mesra, Tatisilwai, and Ranchi. The Puri-Ayodhya-Puri Express will now have a stop at Muri station.

The Ranchi-New Giridih-Madhupur Intercity Express will now be extended to Asansol. The train will run five days a week from Asansol to Hatia station, on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The train will depart from Asansol at 4:10 AM and arrive at Hatia station at 2:00 PM. From Hatia station,...
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the train will depart at 3:00 PM and arrive at Asansol station at 11:40 PM. The exact date of the extension and timetable changes has not been announced yet. Currently, the Intercity train operates between Ranchi and Giridih New station, with the extension to Madhupur being implemented recently. This train departs Ranchi at 6:10 AM and arrives at Giridih New station at 1:10 PM. From Giridih, the train departs for Ranchi at 2:00 PM. Due to the conflicting timings, the current schedule is ineffective. Therefore, changes have been requested for a long time.

On Wednesday afternoon, an intercity passenger train traveling from Ranchi to Madhupur was delayed for two hours on the Maheshmunda-Madhupur rail section near Sijua Dubrajpur. A buffalo crossing the tracks near pole number 21/14 between Jagdishpur and Maheshmunda got stuck under the train, causing the delay. Railway personnel removed the dead...
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animal after a lengthy struggle, allowing the train to depart for Madhupur with a two-hour delay. The train departed from New Giridih station around 1:30 PM. Passengers on board faced inconvenience due to the delay.