Howrah-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express timetable, ticket price, route

New Delhi: Howrah-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express train runs from Howrah Junction to Ranchi. The train covers the distance of around 462 kms in 7 hours and 5 minutes. The train has AC Chair car (CC) and Executive Chair Car (EC) bogies. Indian Railways operates the semi-high speed train six days a week – Monday, Wednesfday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Ranchi-Vande Bharat Express time table

20898 Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat Express train begins its journey from Ranchi at 6 am, and halts at following stations during its journey Muri at 6:53 am, Kotshila at 7:19 am, Purulia Junction at 7:53 am, Chandil Junction at 8:39 am, Tatanagar Junction at 9:23 am, Kharagpur Junction at 11:13 am and reaches its final stop at Howrah Junction at 1:10 pm.

Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat Express ticket price

Howrah-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express timing, stops

Train no 20897 Howrah-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express starts its journey from Howrah Junction at 3:45 pm, reaches Kharagpur Junction at 5:18 pm, thereafter halts at Tatanagar Junction at 7:05 pm, Chandil Junction at 7:53 pm, Purulia Junction at 8:33 pm, Kotshila at 9:14 pm, Muri at 9:35 pm, and final destination Ranchi at 10:50 pm.

Howrah-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express IRCTC ticket price

The Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat Express was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Mod on September 24, 2023. PM Modi had flagged off eight more Vande Bharat trains on the same day:

Udaipur – Jaipur Vande Bharat Express
Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express
Hyderabad –Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express
Vijayawada – Chennai (via Renigunta) Vande Bharat Express
Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express
Kasaragod – Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express
Rourkela – Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express
Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express
Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express

The Vande Bharat trains are equipped with world class amenities and advanced safety features, including Kavach technology.