Vande Bharat in Bihar
Yes, Vande Bharat runs in Bihar. Eleven Vande Bharat routes (22 trains) start or end at a station in Bihar: Patna Jn, Patliputra, Danapur, Gaya Jn, Jamalpur Jn and Jogbani. Four more routes (8 trains) do not end in Bihar but stop here, so 30 Vande Bharat trains call at 44 Bihar stations in all. They connect Bihar with Howrah, Ranchi, Tatanagar, New Jalpaiguri, Gorakhpur, Gomti Nagar (Lucknow), Varanasi and Kamakhya. All but one pair are daytime Chair Car trains with CC and EC; the exception is the Howrah–Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper, which stops at Aluabari Road at night.
- 22348Patna Jn PNBE → Howrah Jn HWH08:00 – 14:35
- 22349Patna Jn PNBE → Ranchi RNC07:00 – 13:05
- 22345Patna Jn PNBE → Gomati Nagar GTNR06:05 – 14:35
- 22234Patna Jn PNBE → New Jalpaiguri NJP13:00 – 20:05
- 20894Patna Jn PNBE → Tatanagar Jn TATA14:05 – 21:40
- 21894Patna Jn PNBE → Tatanagar Jn TATA13:20 – 23:55
- 21896Patna Jn PNBE → Tatanagar Jn TATA16:45 – 23:55
- 22304Gaya Jn GAYA → Howrah Jn HWH15:15 – 21:10
- 22310Jamalpur Jn JMP → Howrah Jn HWH15:30 – 22:05
- 26501Patliputra PPTA → Gorakhpur Jn GKP15:30 – 22:30
- 26301Jogbani JBN → Danapur DNR03:30 – 11:40
- 26302Danapur DNR → Jogbani JBN17:10 – 01:20 +1
Scheduled times, checked 11 November 2026. Live status on NTES.
On this page
- All Vande Bharat routes in Bihar
- How many Vande Bharat trains are there in Bihar?
- The Patna stations: Patna Jn, Patna Saheb, Patliputra and Danapur
- Bihar Vande Bharat trains, one by one
- Bihar stations with the most Vande Bharat trains
- Same-day trips by Vande Bharat in Bihar
- Is there a Vande Bharat Sleeper in Bihar?
- Booking a Vande Bharat Express in Bihar
- Bihar Vande Bharat FAQs
- Sources
Timetables last checked 12 November 2026. The route list matches the Ministry of Railways’ reply in the Lok Sabha of 4 February 2026 and its July 2026 list.
All Vande Bharat routes in Bihar
These are the 11 routes that start or end in Bihar. “Days” is when the train leaves its first station.
| Route | Train | Departs → Arrives | Journey | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patna Jn → Ranchi | 22349 | PNBE 07:00 → RNC 13:05 | 6 h 5 min | Not Tue |
| Ranchi → Patna Jn | 22350 | RNC 16:15 → PNBE 22:10 | 5 h 55 min | Not Tue |
| Patna Jn → Howrah Jn | 22348 | PNBE 08:00 → HWH 14:35 | 6 h 35 min | Not Wed |
| Howrah Jn → Patna Jn | 22347 | HWH 15:50 → PNBE 22:40 | 6 h 50 min | Not Wed |
| Patna Jn → Gomti Nagar | 22345 | PNBE 06:05 → GTNR 14:35 | 8 h 30 min | Not Fri |
| Gomti Nagar → Patna Jn | 22346 | GTNR 15:20 → PNBE 23:45 | 8 h 25 min | Not Fri |
| New Jalpaiguri → Patna Jn | 22233 | NJP 05:10 → PNBE 12:10 | 7 h | Not Tue |
| Patna Jn → New Jalpaiguri | 22234 | PNBE 13:00 → NJP 20:05 | 7 h 5 min | Not Tue |
| Tatanagar Jn → Patna Jn | 20893 | TATA 05:25 → PNBE 12:45 | 7 h 20 min | Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
| Patna Jn → Tatanagar Jn | 20894 | PNBE 14:05 → TATA 21:40 | 7 h 35 min | Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
| Tatanagar Jn → Patna Jn | 21893 | TATA 05:25 → PNBE 15:55 | 10 h 30 min | Sun only |
| Patna Jn → Tatanagar Jn | 21894 | PNBE 13:20 → TATA 23:55 | 10 h 35 min | Mon only |
| Tatanagar Jn → Patna Jn | 21895 | TATA 05:25 → PNBE 12:45 | 7 h 20 min | Mon only |
| Patna Jn → Tatanagar Jn | 21896 | PNBE 16:45 → TATA 23:55 | 7 h 10 min | Sun only |
| Howrah Jn → Gaya Jn | 22303 | HWH 06:45 → GAYA 12:30 | 5 h 45 min | Not Thu |
| Gaya Jn → Howrah Jn | 22304 | GAYA 15:15 → HWH 21:10 | 5 h 55 min | Not Thu |
| Howrah Jn → Jamalpur Jn | 22309 | HWH 07:45 → JMP 14:15 | 6 h 30 min | Not Fri |
| Jamalpur Jn → Howrah Jn | 22310 | JMP 15:30 → HWH 22:05 | 6 h 35 min | Not Fri |
| Patliputra → Gorakhpur Jn | 26501 | PPTA 15:30 → GKP 22:30 | 7 h | Not Sat |
| Gorakhpur Jn → Patliputra | 26502 | GKP 05:40 → PPTA 12:45 | 7 h 5 min | Not Sat |
| Jogbani → Danapur | 26301 | JBN 03:30 → DNR 11:40 | 8 h 10 min | Not Wed |
| Danapur → Jogbani | 26302 | DNR 17:10 → JBN 01:20 (next day) | 8 h 10 min | Not Tue |
Four more Vande Bharat routes pass through Bihar without starting or ending here:
| Route | Trains | Bihar stops | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howrah Jn – New Jalpaiguri | 22301 / 22302 | Barsoi Jn, Kishanganj | Not Wed |
| Ranchi – Varanasi Jn | 20887 / 20888 | Gaya Jn, Sasaram | Not Tue |
| Deoghar – Varanasi Jn | 22499 / 22500 | Kiul Jn, Nawadah, Gaya Jn, Sasaram | Not Tue |
| Howrah Jn – Kamakhya (Sleeper) | 27575 / 27576 | Aluabari Road | 27575 not Thu, 27576 not Wed |
How many Vande Bharat trains are there in Bihar?
The answer depends on what you count, which is why other lists give different numbers:
- 11 routes, or 22 trains, start or end in Bihar. These are the Bihar routes in the Ministry of Railways’ list.
- 4 more routes, or 8 trains, stop in Bihar on their way between other states.
- 30 Vande Bharat trains in total call at a Bihar station, on 15 routes.
- One route lies wholly inside Bihar: Jogbani–Danapur, which crosses the state from the Nepal border to Patna.
Patna Jn alone is the terminal for 7 of the 11 routes, more than any other station in our timetable data except Howrah Jn. For the full India list by state, see Vande Bharat routes.
The Patna stations: Patna Jn, Patna Saheb, Patliputra and Danapur
Patna has four Vande Bharat stations, and the train you need decides which one you go to:
- Patna Jn (PNBE): 14 trains, to Howrah, Ranchi, Tatanagar, New Jalpaiguri and Gomti Nagar.
- Patna Saheb (PNC): 4 trains. The Howrah and New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat trains stop here, 13 minutes after leaving Patna Jn, which suits east Patna.
- Patliputra (PPTA): 4 trains. The Gorakhpur Vande Bharat starts here, and the Jogbani–Danapur train stops here. Trains from here cross the Ganga straight to Hajipur, so it is the station for north Bihar.
- Danapur (DNR): 2 trains, the Jogbani Vande Bharat, which starts and ends here.
So if you want Muzaffarpur, Motihari or Purnea, you will not find a Vande Bharat Express from Patna Jn; look for Patliputra or Danapur instead.
Bihar Vande Bharat trains, one by one
Patna – Ranchi (22349/22350). The first Vande Bharat Express for both Bihar and Jharkhand, flagged off on 27 June 2023 Source: PIB, Ministry of Railways. 22349 leaves Patna Jn at 07:00 and reaches Ranchi at 13:05; 22350 leaves Ranchi at 16:15 and reaches Patna at 22:10. It stops at Jehanabad, Gaya Jn, Koderma, Hazaribagh Town, Barkakana and Mesra, covering 379 km. No service on Tuesday.
Patna – Howrah (22348/22347). The fastest Vande Bharat train in Bihar in our data: 22348 covers 532 km in 6 h 35 min, averaging 80.8 km/h. It leaves Patna Jn at 08:00 and reaches Howrah at 14:35. 22347 leaves Howrah at 15:50 and reaches Patna at 22:40. In Bihar it stops at Patna Saheb, Bakhtiyarpur, Mokameh, Luckeesarai (Lakhisarai) and Jamui, then at Jasidih, Jamtara, Asansol and Durgapur. No service on Wednesday. Full guide: Vande Bharat trains from Howrah.
Patna – Gomti Nagar (22345/22346). The Vande Bharat train from Patna to Varanasi, Ayodhya and Lucknow. 22345 leaves Patna Jn at 06:05, reaches Varanasi Jn at 09:27, Ayodhya Dham at 12:10 and Gomti Nagar at 14:35. 22346 returns at 15:20 and reaches Patna at 23:45. Bihar stops are Ara Jn and Buxar. No service on Friday.
New Jalpaiguri – Patna (22233/22234). This Vande Bharat Express serves north-east Bihar. 22233 leaves New Jalpaiguri at 05:10 and reaches Patna Jn at 12:10, via Kishanganj, Barsoi, Katihar, Naugachia, Khagaria, Begusarai and Patna Saheb. 22234 leaves Patna at 13:00 and reaches New Jalpaiguri at 20:05. No service on Tuesday.
Tatanagar – Patna (three pairs). Three different Vande Bharat train pairs share the Tatanagar–Patna route, each on set days only:
- 20893/20894 runs Wednesday to Saturday via Gaya, Koderma and Gomoh: 20893 leaves Tatanagar at 05:25 and reaches Patna at 12:45; 20894 leaves Patna at 14:05 and reaches Tatanagar at 21:40.
- 21895/21896 uses the same route and stops: 21895 runs on Monday (Tatanagar 05:25 → Patna 12:45) and 21896 on Sunday (Patna 16:45 → Tatanagar 23:55).
- 21893/21894 takes the longer 645 km route through Son Nagar, Garhwa Road and Daltonganj, the longest Chair Car journey that touches Bihar (only the 966 km Howrah–Kamakhya Sleeper runs farther). 21893 runs on Sunday (Tatanagar 05:25 → Patna 15:55) and 21894 on Monday (Patna 13:20 → Tatanagar 23:55).
Check the running days checker before you book, as no single one of these trains runs every day.
Howrah – Gaya (22303/22304). 22303 leaves Howrah at 06:45 and reaches Gaya Jn at 12:30, via Durgapur, Asansol, Dhanbad, Parasnath and Koderma. 22304 leaves Gaya at 15:15 and reaches Howrah at 21:10. Gaya is the railhead for Bodh Gaya. No service on Thursday.
Howrah – Jamalpur (22309/22310). The Vande Bharat train for Bhagalpur and the Banka district. 22309 leaves Howrah at 07:45, runs via Bolpur Shantiniketan, Rampurhat and Dumka, and in Bihar stops at Mandar Hill, Barahat and Bhagalpur before reaching Jamalpur Jn at 14:15. 22310 leaves Jamalpur at 15:30 and reaches Howrah at 22:05. No service on Friday.
Patliputra – Gorakhpur (26501/26502). The north Bihar Vande Bharat Express to Gorakhpur. 26501 leaves Patliputra at 15:30 and reaches Gorakhpur Jn at 22:30, via Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Bapudham Motihari, Sagauli, Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, Bagaha and Kaptanganj. 26502 leaves Gorakhpur at 05:40 and reaches Patliputra at 12:45. No service on Saturday.
Jogbani – Danapur (26301/26302). Flagged off by the Prime Minister at Purnea on 15 September 2025 Source: IANS. It is the only Vande Bharat route that stays within Bihar, with 13 stops in between: Forbesganj, Arariya Court, Purnea Jn, Banmankhi, Dauram Madhpura, Saharsa Jn, Khagaria, Salauna, Hasanpur Road, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur and Patliputra. 26301 leaves Jogbani at 03:30 and reaches Danapur at 11:40, and does not run on Wednesday. 26302 leaves Danapur at 17:10 and reaches Jogbani at 01:20 the next morning, and does not run on Tuesday.
The four through routes. The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat (22301/22302) stops at Barsoi and Kishanganj; 22301 reaches Kishanganj at 12:15. The Ranchi–Varanasi train (20887/20888) stops at Gaya Jn and Sasaram, with 20887 at Gaya at 09:50. The Deoghar–Varanasi train (22499/22500) stops at Kiul, Nawadah, Gaya and Sasaram; 22500 leaves Varanasi at 06:10 and reaches Gaya at 09:15. The Howrah–Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper (27575/27576) stops at Aluabari Road after midnight: 27575 at 00:58 and 27576 at 00:22.
Bihar stations with the most Vande Bharat trains
Counting all 30 trains that call in Bihar:
- Patna Jn (PNBE) and Gaya Jn (GAYA): 14 trains each. Gaya has trains to Howrah, Ranchi, Tatanagar, Varanasi and Deoghar, even though only one route ends there.
- Patna Saheb, Patliputra, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Barsoi and Sasaram: 4 each.
- Bhagalpur, Jamalpur, Purnea, Saharsa, Samastipur, Katihar, Begusarai, Ara, Buxar, Jehanabad, Kiul, Nawadah, Bettiah, Motihari and the other Bihar stops: 2 each, one train in each direction.
Use the trains between stations tool to see every Vande Bharat option for your pair of stations, including short hops such as Muzaffarpur to Hajipur.
Same-day trips by Vande Bharat in Bihar
Several Bihar Vande Bharat trains go out in the morning and come back the same evening:
| Day trip | Go | Return | Time there | Not on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patna Jn → Gaya Jn | 22349, 07:00 → 08:20 | 22350, 20:50 → 22:10 | 12 h 30 min | Tuesday |
| Patna Jn → Ranchi | 22349, 07:00 → 13:05 | 22350, 16:15 → 22:10 | 3 h 10 min | Tuesday |
| Patna Jn → Varanasi Jn | 22345, 06:05 → 09:27 | 22346, 19:55 → 23:45 | 10 h 28 min | Friday |
| Patna Jn → Ayodhya Dham | 22345, 06:05 → 12:10 | 22346, 17:20 → 23:45 | 5 h 10 min | Friday |
| Purnea Jn → Patliputra | 26301, 04:40 → 11:11 | 26302, 17:23 → 23:40 | 6 h 12 min | Tuesday, Wednesday |
| Muzaffarpur → Patliputra | 26502, 10:50 → 12:45 | 26501, 15:30 → 17:00 | 2 h 45 min | Saturday |
| Varanasi Jn → Gaya Jn | 22500, 06:10 → 09:15 | 22499, 19:05 → 22:30 | 9 h 50 min | Tuesday |
Patna to Howrah does not work as a day trip: 22347 leaves Howrah at 15:50, only 75 minutes after 22348 arrives. Plan other combinations with the same-day return planner.
Is there a Vande Bharat Sleeper in Bihar?
Yes, at one station. The Howrah–Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper (27575/27576) stops at Aluabari Road (AUB) in Bihar, between Malda Town and New Jalpaiguri. 27575 leaves Howrah at 18:20 and calls at Aluabari Road at 00:58; 27576 leaves Kamakhya at 18:15 and calls there at 00:22. As of November 2026 no Vande Bharat Sleeper serves Patna or Gaya, and the New Delhi–Varanasi Sleeper (27421/27422) ends at Varanasi. The other 28 Vande Bharat trains in Bihar are Chair Car services with seats.
Booking a Vande Bharat Express in Bihar
Every Bihar Vande Bharat Chair Car train has two classes: AC Chair Car (CC) and Executive Chair Car (EC); the Sleeper has 3A, 2A and 1A. See CC vs EC seats for the difference. Book on IRCTC when booking opens, 60 days ahead at 08:00 IST, or try Tatkal at 10:00 IST the day before; the booking guide covers both. The fare includes a meal unless you choose No Food, and the Vande Bharat food page explains what is served. Fares we checked on erail on 12 November 2026: Patna Jn → Howrah ₹1,525 in CC and ₹2,745 in EC (₹1,470 and ₹2,695 the other way), and Patna Jn → Ayodhya Dham ₹1,105 in CC and ₹2,075 in EC. For other routes, use the fare calculator for an estimate and IRCTC for the exact price. If plans change, see Vande Bharat cancellation charges.
On the Tatanagar–Patna route, check the running days before you search. A date with no train shows no Vande Bharat at all, because each of the three pairs runs on fixed days only.
Bihar Vande Bharat FAQs
Is Vande Bharat available in Bihar? Yes. Eleven Vande Bharat routes start or end in Bihar, and four more stop here. In all, 30 Vande Bharat trains serve 44 stations in the state.
How many Vande Bharat trains are there in Bihar? 22 trains (11 routes) start or end in Bihar. Counting the 8 trains that only pass through, 30 Vande Bharat trains call in Bihar.
Which was the first Vande Bharat in Bihar? Patna–Ranchi (22349/22350), flagged off on 27 June 2023.
Which Vande Bharat trains run from Patna? From Patna Jn: Ranchi (22349), Howrah (22348), Gomti Nagar (22345), New Jalpaiguri (22234) and Tatanagar (20894, 21894, 21896). From Patliputra: Gorakhpur (26501). From Danapur: Jogbani (26302).
Is there a Vande Bharat from Gaya? Yes. 22304 starts at Gaya for Howrah, 22303 ends there, and 12 more Vande Bharat trains stop there, on the Patna–Ranchi, Tatanagar–Patna, Ranchi–Varanasi and Deoghar–Varanasi routes.
Is there a Vande Bharat from Muzaffarpur? Yes, two routes stop there: Patliputra–Gorakhpur (26501/26502) and Jogbani–Danapur (26301/26302). 26502 reaches Muzaffarpur at 10:45 on its way to Patliputra.
Is there a Vande Bharat from Bhagalpur? Yes. The Howrah–Jamalpur Vande Bharat stops at Bhagalpur: 22310 leaves at 16:07 for Howrah, and 22309 arrives at 13:03.
Is there a Vande Bharat from Purnea or Saharsa? Yes, the Jogbani–Danapur train. 26301 leaves Purnea Jn at 04:40 and Saharsa at 06:20 for Patna; 26302 reaches Saharsa at 22:00 and Purnea at 23:40.
Is there a Vande Bharat Express from Patna to Delhi? Not as of November 2026. There is no Vande Bharat Express or Vande Bharat Sleeper between Patna and Delhi in our timetable data.
Which is the fastest Vande Bharat train in Bihar? 22348 Patna–Howrah, averaging 80.8 km/h over 532 km. The slowest is 26502 Gorakhpur–Patliputra, at about 54 km/h.
Sources
Route list: Lok Sabha answer, 4 February 2026 and Ministry of Railways (PIB), July 2026. Launch dates: PIB, 27 June 2023 and IANS, 15 September 2025. Timetables: erail and ConfirmTkt, cross-checked 11 November 2026. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.
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