Vande Bharat in Jharkhand

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 Jharkhand

These are the 8 routes that start or end in Jharkhand. “Days” is when the train leaves its first station; no Jharkhand Vande Bharat train runs past midnight, so the day is the same at every stop.

Four more Vande Bharat routes pass through Jharkhand without starting or ending here. All four start at Howrah:

How many Vande Bharat trains are there in Jharkhand?

News reports and lists give different totals because they count different things. Here is what each number means:

• 8 routes, or 16 trains, start or end in Jharkhand. Three end at Ranchi, four at Tatanagar and one at Deoghar. This is the Jharkhand list in the Ministry of Railways’ route table.
• 4 more routes, or 8 trains, stop in Jharkhand on their way from Howrah to Gaya, Patna, Jamalpur and Rourkela.
• 24 Vande Bharat trains in total call at a Jharkhand station, on 12 routes, and they serve 23 stations in the state.
• No route lies wholly inside Jharkhand. Every Vande Bharat Express here runs to or from Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh or Odisha. The nearest thing to an internal service is the Ranchi–Tatanagar section of the Howrah train, 213 km in 3 h 23 min.

Tatanagar is the terminal for four of the eight routes, three of them to Patna, which is why Jamshedpur has more Vande Bharat trains than Ranchi. For the full list by state, see Vande Bharat routes.

Jharkhand Vande Bharat station guide

The Vande Bharat train you need decides the station, and in a few cities the obvious station is not the right one.

• Ranchi (RNC): 6 trains, to Howrah, Patna and Varanasi. All three routes start at Ranchi station itself; no Vande Bharat Express uses Hatia. The Patna and Howrah trains leave Ranchi in different directions: the Howrah train runs east through Muri and Purulia, the Patna train north through Mesra, Barkakana and Hazaribagh Town.
• Jamshedpur: Tatanagar Jn (TATA): 12 trains, the most in Jharkhand. Tatanagar has Vande Bharat trains to Howrah, Ranchi, Patna, Brahmapur and Rourkela.
• Dhanbad Jn (DHN): 2 trains, the Howrah–Gaya pair. For other routes, Dhanbad residents can use Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh (GMO), with 4 trains on the Tatanagar–Patna route, or Parasnath (PNME), with 8.
• Bokaro Steel City (BKSC): 6 trains, on the Ranchi–Varanasi route and two of the Tatanagar–Patna pairs.
• Hazaribagh: two different stations. Hazaribagh Town (HZBN) is on the Patna–Ranchi line (22349/22350). Hazaribagh Road (HZD) is a separate station, served by the Ranchi–Varanasi train (20887/20888). Check which one your ticket names.
• Koderma Jn (KQR): 10 trains, on the Patna–Ranchi, Ranchi–Varanasi, Tatanagar–Patna and Howrah–Gaya routes.
• Deoghar (DGHR) and Jasidih Jn (JSME): Deoghar is the terminal of the Varanasi Vande Bharat (2 trains). Jasidih, the junction 4 minutes away by this train, has 4 trains, because the Howrah–Patna Vande Bharat also stops there. Both serve the Baidyanath Dham temple town.
• Dumka (DUMK): 2 trains, the Howrah–Jamalpur pair, which also stops at Nonihat and Hansdiha in Dumka district.

Jharkhand Vande Bharat trains, one by one

Patna – Ranchi (22349/22350). The first Vande Bharat Express for Jharkhand, flagged off on 27 June 2023 Source: PIB, Ministry of Railways. 22350 leaves Ranchi at 16:15 and reaches Patna Jn at 22:10; 22349 leaves Patna at 07:00 and reaches Ranchi at 13:05. In Jharkhand it stops at Mesra, Barkakana, Hazaribagh Town and Koderma Jn, then at Gaya Jn and Jehanabad in Bihar, covering 379 km. It is the only Vande Bharat train at Hazaribagh Town and Mesra; Barkakana is also served by the weekly 21893/21894. No service on Tuesday.

Ranchi – Howrah (20898/20897). Jharkhand’s second Vande Bharat Express, one of nine flagged off on 24 September 2023 Source: PIB, Ministry of Railways. 20898 leaves Ranchi at 06:00, calls at Muri, Kotshila and Purulia, Chandil and Tatanagar (09:23), then Kharagpur, and reaches Howrah at 13:10. 20897 leaves Howrah at 14:35, reaches Tatanagar at 17:45 and Ranchi at 22:00. It covers 462 km, of which 213 km are between Ranchi and Tatanagar. No service on Tuesday. More trains from Kolkata: Vande Bharat trains from Howrah.

Ranchi – Varanasi (20887/20888). Flagged off on 12 March 2024 with nine other Vande Bharat trains Source: PIB, Prime Minister’s Office. It is the fastest Vande Bharat Express that starts in Jharkhand in our data: 20887 covers 536 km in 7 h 50 min, averaging 68.4 km/h. It leaves Ranchi at 05:10 and stops at Muri, Bokaro Steel City (06:55), Parasnath, Hazaribagh Road and Koderma Jn before Gaya, Sasaram and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, reaching Varanasi Jn at 13:00. 20888 leaves Varanasi at 15:55, reaches Bokaro at 21:30 and Ranchi at 23:55. No service on Tuesday. See Vande Bharat in Uttar Pradesh for the Varanasi end.

Tatanagar – Patna (three pairs). Tatanagar–Patna was among six Vande Bharat routes the Prime Minister flagged off from Tatanagar on 15 September 2024 Source: PIB, Ministry of Railways. Three train pairs now share the route, each on fixed days only:

• 20893/20894 runs Wednesday to Saturday: 20893 leaves Tatanagar at 05:25 and reaches Patna at 12:45; 20894 leaves Patna at 14:05 and reaches Tatanagar at 21:40. Jharkhand stops are Chandil, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Gomoh, Parasnath and Koderma.
• 21895/21896 uses the same 450 km 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 645 km western route through Barkakana, Daltonganj and Garhwa Road, then Son Nagar in Bihar. It is the longest Vande Bharat journey in Jharkhand and the only one for Palamu and Garhwa districts. 21893 runs on Sunday (Tatanagar 05:25 → Patna 15:55) and 21894 on Monday (Patna 13:20 → Tatanagar 23:55).

Because no single one of these trains runs every day, use the running days checker before you book. The Bihar side of the route is covered in Vande Bharat in Bihar.

Tatanagar – Brahmapur (20891/20892). Also flagged off on 15 September 2024 Source: PIB, Ministry of Railways. It is Jharkhand’s Vande Bharat Express to Odisha: 20891 leaves Tatanagar at 14:20, stops at Chaibasa, then in Odisha at Banspani, Kendujhargarh, Harichandanpur, Jakhapura, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar (21:15), Khurda Road and Balugaon, and reaches Brahmapur at 23:55. 20892 leaves Brahmapur at 05:15, reaches Bhubaneswar at 07:15 and Tatanagar at 14:50. It covers about 590 km and does not run on Tuesday.

Deoghar – Varanasi (22499/22500). The pilgrim Vande Bharat train between Baidyanath Dham and Kashi Vishwanath, flagged off on 15 September 2024 Source: PIB, Ministry of Railways. 22500 leaves Varanasi Jn at 06:10 and reaches Jasidih at 12:58 and Deoghar at 13:40. 22499 leaves Deoghar at 15:10, calls at Jasidih at 15:14, and runs via Kiul, Nawadah, Gaya, Sasaram and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn to Varanasi at 22:30. No service on Tuesday.

The four Howrah through routes. These Vande Bharat trains serve Jharkhand stations on their way between Howrah and another state:

• Howrah – Gaya (22303/22304) is the only Vande Bharat Express at Dhanbad Jn; 22303 averages 79.7 km/h over 458 km. 22303 reaches Dhanbad at 09:43, Parasnath at 10:13 and Koderma at 10:58; 22304 leaves Koderma at 16:17 and Dhanbad at 18:02, reaching Howrah at 21:10. No service on Thursday.
• Howrah – Patna (22347/22348) stops at Jamtara and Jasidih. 22348 is the fastest Vande Bharat train that stops in Jharkhand, averaging 80.8 km/h over 532 km. It leaves Jasidih at 10:43 and reaches Howrah at 14:35; 22347 reaches Jasidih at 18:57. No service on Wednesday.
• Howrah – Jamalpur (22309/22310) runs through the Santhal Parganas, stopping at Dumka, Nonihat and Hansdiha. 22309 reaches Dumka at 11:03 and 22310 leaves Dumka at 18:17 for Howrah (22:05). No service on Friday.
• Howrah – Rourkela (20871/20872) stops at Tatanagar and Chakradharpur. 20871 leaves Howrah at 06:00 and reaches Tatanagar at 09:10; 20872 leaves Tatanagar at 15:50 and reaches Howrah at 19:50. No service on Tuesday.

Jharkhand stations with the most Vande Bharat trains

Counting all 24 Vande Bharat trains that call in Jharkhand:

• Tatanagar Jn (TATA): 12 trains, on the Howrah–Ranchi, Howrah–Rourkela, Tatanagar–Brahmapur and all three Tatanagar–Patna routes.
• Muri (MURI) and Koderma Jn (KQR): 10 each. Muri is the junction where the Ranchi–Howrah, Ranchi–Varanasi and Tatanagar–Patna lines meet.
• Parasnath (PNME) and Chandil Jn (CNI): 8 each.
• Ranchi (RNC) and Bokaro Steel City (BKSC): 6 each.
• Gomoh (GMO), Barkakana (BRKA) and Jasidih Jn (JSME): 4 each.
• Dhanbad Jn, Deoghar, Hazaribagh Town, Hazaribagh Road, Mesra, Daltonganj, Garhwa Road, Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Jamtara, Dumka, Nonihat and Hansdiha: 2 each, one Vande Bharat train in each direction.

Dhanbad Jn, a major junction, has only one Vande Bharat pair: the Howrah–Gaya train. The Ranchi–Varanasi and Tatanagar–Patna trains run through Gomoh and Parasnath instead. Use the trains between stations tool to see every Vande Bharat option for your pair of stations, including short hops such as Ranchi to Bokaro.

Same-day trips by Vande Bharat in Jharkhand

These pairs let you go out in the morning and come back the same evening:

Ranchi to Patna does not work as a day trip, because the only Vande Bharat from Ranchi to Patna (22350) leaves in the afternoon. Ranchi to Howrah leaves just 1 h 25 min in Kolkata, as 20897 departs at 14:35. Plan other combinations with the same-day return planner.

Booking a Vande Bharat Express in Jharkhand

Every Jharkhand Vande Bharat train has two classes: Chair Car (CC) and Executive Chair Car (EC). 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. Apart from the Howrah–Patna train, whose fares are on the Howrah–Patna page, we have not checked IRCTC fares for the Jharkhand routes yet, so use the fare calculator for an estimate and IRCTC for the exact price. If plans change, see Vande Bharat cancellation charges.

Two booking points are specific to Jharkhand. On the Tatanagar–Patna route, a date with no train shows no Vande Bharat at all, so check the running day first. And at Hazaribagh, make sure the search uses the right station code: HZBN for the Patna–Ranchi train, HZD for the Ranchi–Varanasi train.

There is no Vande Bharat Sleeper in Jharkhand as of November 2026. The nearest Sleeper service is Howrah–Kamakhya, which does not enter the state.

Jharkhand Vande Bharat FAQs

Is Vande Bharat available in Jharkhand? Yes. Eight Vande Bharat routes start or end in Jharkhand, and four more stop here. In all, 24 Vande Bharat trains serve 23 stations in the state.

How many Vande Bharat trains are there in Jharkhand? 16 trains (8 routes) start or end in Jharkhand. Counting the 8 trains that only pass through, 24 Vande Bharat trains call in Jharkhand.

Which was the first Vande Bharat in Jharkhand? Patna–Ranchi (22349/22350), flagged off on 27 June 2023.

Which Vande Bharat trains run from Ranchi? Three: Howrah (20898, 06:00), Varanasi (20887, 05:10) and Patna (22350, 16:15). None runs on Tuesday.

Is there a Vande Bharat from Jamshedpur (Tatanagar)? Yes, 12 trains. From Tatanagar: Patna (20893, 21893, 21895), Brahmapur (20891), Howrah (20898 and 20872), Ranchi (20897) and Rourkela (20871).

Is there a Vande Bharat from Dhanbad? Yes, one pair. 22303 Howrah–Gaya reaches Dhanbad at 09:43 heading for Gaya, and 22304 leaves Dhanbad at 18:02 for Howrah. Gomoh (4 trains) and Parasnath (8) have more Vande Bharat options on the Patna and Varanasi routes.

Is there a Vande Bharat from Bokaro? Yes, 6 trains stop at Bokaro Steel City: the Ranchi–Varanasi pair (20887/20888) and the Tatanagar–Patna pairs 20893/20894 and 21895/21896.

Is there a Vande Bharat from Deoghar? Yes. 22499 leaves Deoghar at 15:10 for Varanasi, and 22500 arrives at 13:40. The Howrah–Patna Vande Bharat also stops at Jasidih, the junction for Deoghar.

Is there a Vande Bharat from Hazaribagh or Koderma? Yes. Hazaribagh Town has the Patna–Ranchi train, and Hazaribagh Road the Ranchi–Varanasi train. Koderma Jn has 10 Vande Bharat trains on four routes.

Is there a Vande Bharat Express from Ranchi to Delhi? Not as of November 2026. No Vande Bharat Express or Vande Bharat Sleeper runs between Jharkhand and Delhi in our timetable data.

Which is the fastest Vande Bharat train in Jharkhand? Of the trains that start or end here, 20887 Ranchi–Varanasi, at 68.4 km/h. Counting trains that only stop here, 22348 Patna–Howrah is faster, at 80.8 km/h.

Sources

Route list: Lok Sabha answer, 4 February 2026 and Ministry of Railways (PIB), July 2026. Launch dates: PIB, 27 June 2023, PIB, 24 September 2023, PIB, 12 March 2024 and PIB, 15 September 2024. Timetables: erail and ConfirmTkt, cross-checked 11 November 2026. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.