Jogbani – Danapur Vande Bharat Express (26301 / 26302)

Timetable last checked 12 November 2026 (data from 11 November 2026). Fares checked 13 November 2026.

Train summary

Which Patna station? This Vande Bharat train does not call at Patna Jn (PNBE). Its two Patna-area stops are Patliputra (PPTA), reached at 11:11 on 26301, and the terminus Danapur (DNR), 6 km further on, at 11:40. Going home, you can board 26302 at Danapur at 17:10 or at Patliputra at 17:23.

Running days differ by direction. 26301 has Wednesday off and 26302 has Tuesday off. Launch-week reports gave the opposite pattern and a 03:25 departure from Jogbani, so older articles may disagree with this page. Source: OneIndia, September 2025 Go by the tables here and check IRCTC or NTES for your date.

What kind of train this is

The Jogbani to Danapur Vande Bharat Express is a Chair Car train with reclining seats and no berths, even though 26302 runs late into the night. CC has 3+2 seating and EC has wider 2+2 seats; see CC vs EC and the seat guide for layouts and window seats.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the train on 15 September 2025 during a visit to Purnea, together with two Amrit Bharat Express services, Jogbani–Erode and Saharsa–Amritsar. Source: IANS The government named Araria, Purnea, Madhepura, Saharsa, Khagaria, Begusarai, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Patna as the districts it serves. Source: PIB

In our timetable data it is the only Vande Bharat route that starts and ends inside Bihar, and with 15 stations counting both ends it makes the most stops of any Vande Bharat Chair Car train. The many halts are also why it is slow for a Vande Bharat: 452 km in 8 h 10 min is an average of about 55 km/h. The speed guide compares it with other routes.

26301 Jogbani to Danapur timetable

All stops are on the same day.

26302 Danapur to Jogbani timetable

26302 crosses midnight after Purnea. If you are getting off at Arariya Court, Forbesganj or Jogbani, you arrive on the calendar day after the train left Danapur. For live running status, use NTES with train number 26301 or 26302.

Purnia Vande Bharat: times at Purnea Jn

Purnea Jn (PRNA) is the busiest stop on the eastern half of the route and the one most people mean when they search for the Purnia Vande Bharat. The train halts here for 10 minutes in each direction.

• Purnea to Patna (26301): leaves Purnea at 04:40, reaches Patliputra at 11:11 (6 h 31 min, 365 km) and Danapur at 11:40 (7 h, 371 km).
• Patna to Purnea (26302): leaves Danapur at 17:10, or Patliputra at 17:23, and reaches Purnea at 23:40 (6 h 30 min from Danapur, 372 km).

The morning train is an early start: you need to be at Purnea Jn before 04:30, so arrange transport the night before. Saharsa Jn (SHC) is the other long halt, also 10 minutes: 26301 leaves Saharsa at 06:20 and reaches Danapur at 11:40 (5 h 20 min), and 26302 reaches Saharsa at 22:00.

Is there a Katihar to Patna Vande Bharat on this route?

No. The Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat does not stop at Katihar. It runs from Purnea Jn south-west through Banmankhi, Dauram Madhpura and Saharsa, not through Katihar. If you live in Katihar you have two options:

• Board this train at Purnea Jn at 04:40, after making your own way to Purnea.
• Take the New Jalpaiguri–Patna Vande Bharat, which does stop at Katihar Jn (KIR). 22233 leaves Katihar at 07:45 and reaches Patna Jn at 12:10, a 287 km run of 4 h 25 min. 22234 leaves Patna Jn at 13:00 and reaches Katihar at 17:30. That pair has Tuesday off. We could not confirm a Katihar–Patna fare for it, so check IRCTC.

For a city-centre arrival, 22233 is usually the better Katihar choice because it ends at Patna Jn rather than Danapur. The Bihar Vande Bharat list shows every train that calls at a Bihar station, and the trains between stations tool checks any pair.

Jogbani Danapur Vande Bharat boarding guide: every stop

Every stop below is a boarding and alighting point, and IRCTC sells tickets between any two of them. Times are scheduled; check live running on NTES on the day. Times for 26301 come first.

• Forbesganj (FBG). 26301 arrives at 03:35 and leaves at 03:37, 5 min and 14 km after Jogbani, with 8 h 3 min and 438 km to go to Danapur. In the other direction, 26302 calls here at 00:48 the next day.
• Arariya Court (ARQ). 26301 arrives at 04:00 and leaves at 04:02, 30 min and 42 km out of Jogbani, with 7 h 38 min to go. 26302 calls here at 00:18 the next day.
• Purnea Jn (PRNA). 26301 arrives at 04:30 and leaves at 04:40, 1 h and 81 km out of Jogbani, with 7 h and 371 km to go. 26302 calls here at 23:40.
• Banmankhi Jn (BNKI). 26301 arrives at 05:12 and leaves at 05:14, 117 km out of Jogbani, with 6 h 26 min to go. 26302 calls here at 23:08.
• Dauram Madhpura (DMH). The stop for Madhepura. 26301 arrives at 05:43 and leaves at 05:45, 159 km out, with 5 h 55 min to go. 26302 calls here at 22:28.
• Saharsa Jn (SHC). 26301 arrives at 06:10 and leaves at 06:20, 2 h 40 min and 181 km out, with 5 h 20 min and 271 km to go. 26302 calls here at 22:00.
• Khagaria Jn (KGG). 26301 arrives at 07:25 and leaves at 07:27, 234 km out, with 4 h 13 min to go. 26302 calls here at 21:00.
• Salauna (SLNA). 26301 arrives at 07:49 and leaves at 07:51, 259 km out, with 3 h 49 min to go. 26302 calls here at 20:36.
• Hasanpur Road (HPO). 26301 arrives at 08:04 and leaves at 08:06, 274 km out, with 3 h 34 min to go. 26302 calls here at 20:18.
• Samastipur Jn (SPJ). 26301 arrives at 08:40 and leaves at 08:42, 320 km out, with 2 h 58 min and 132 km to go. 26302 calls here at 19:38.
• Muzaffarpur Jn (MFP). 26301 arrives at 09:40 and leaves at 09:45, 6 h 10 min and 371 km out, with 1 h 55 min and 81 km to go. 26302 calls here at 18:45, 1 h 35 min after leaving Danapur.
• Hajipur Jn (HJP). 26301 arrives at 10:31 and leaves at 10:33, 425 km out, with 1 h 7 min to go. 26302 calls here at 18:03.
• Patliputra (PPTA). 26301 arrives at 11:11 and leaves at 11:13, 446 km out, 27 min before Danapur. 26302 calls here at 17:21.

To board at an intermediate station, search from that station on IRCTC, or change the boarding point of an existing e-ticket once, up to the final chart. See the ticket change guide.

Can you go and return the same day?

Yes, from the Purnea and Saharsa end, on any day except Tuesday and Wednesday (one of the two trains is off on each of those days).

• From Purnea: take 26301 at 04:40 to Patliputra (11:11) and come back on 26302 from Patliputra at 17:23, reaching Purnea at 23:40. That gives 6 h 12 min in Patna, or 5 h 30 min if you use Danapur at both ends.
• From Saharsa: 26301 at 06:20 reaches Patliputra at 11:11, and 26302 brings you back to Saharsa at 22:00, with the same 6 h 12 min in Patna.
• From Danapur or Patliputra: a day trip to Purnea does not work. 26302 reaches Purnea at 23:40, and 26301 comes back through Purnea at 04:40 the next morning.

Leave a buffer in case 26301 runs late. The same-day return planner checks any pair of stations, and the running days checker confirms a date.

Jogbani to Danapur Vande Bharat ticket price

Fares are for one adult, General quota, with the meal, checked 13 November 2026. They come from erail.in’s IRCTC fare data, and we kept a figure only where it agreed with erail’s own fare calculation, so confirm on IRCTC before you pay. A dash means we could not confirm that fare: for Danapur to Jogbani in CC, check IRCTC. We also have no confirmed fares for shorter pairs such as Purnea to Patliputra or Saharsa to Danapur; they are lower than the full Jogbani–Danapur fare, and IRCTC shows the exact figure.

In EC, the evening train from Danapur costs ₹190 more than the morning train from Jogbani over the same 452 km. Since the base fare is set by distance and class, the gap most likely comes from the catering charge, which IRCTC lists in the fare breakdown when you book. Choosing No Food lowers the price by that charge on either train. See the food guide for what is served.

The fare is built from a base fare (1.4 times Shatabdi in CC and 1.3 times in EC), reservation and superfast charges, GST and the optional meal. Source: PIB There is no dynamic fare, so the price does not rise as seats fill up. Source: PIB, February 2026 See how Vande Bharat ticket prices work or estimate a station pair with the fare calculator.

CC or EC? On 26301, EC costs ₹1,040 more than CC for the full trip. CC is enough for most travellers; EC is worth a look when CC is waitlisted, or on the long night run of 26302, when the wider seat helps if you want to sleep.

Booking the Danapur to Jogbani Vande Bharat

Booking for 26301 and 26302 opens on IRCTC 60 days before the journey, at 08:00 IST, not counting the journey day. For a journey on Monday 11 January 2027, booking opens on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 08:00. Avoid Wednesday for 26301 and Tuesday for 26302: the train does not run, and IRCTC will not show it. The booking date calculator finds the opening date for your trip.

Boarding 26302 after midnight. At Arariya Court (00:18) and Forbesganj (00:48) the train reaches you on the calendar day after it left Danapur. Check that the date on your ticket is the boarding date IRCTC shows for your station, so you do not turn up a day late. Tatkal and refund deadlines are still counted from the train’s departure at Danapur.

If CC is full, look at EC before taking a waiting-list ticket. A ticket still waitlisted when the chart is made is cancelled and refunded automatically, less ₹60 clerkage plus GST (₹63) per passenger.

Tatkal opens at 10:00 IST the day before the train leaves its first station: the day before at Jogbani for 26301, and the day before at Danapur for 26302. A confirmed Tatkal ticket gets no refund if you cancel. See the Tatkal guide. The booking guide covers IRCTC step by step, including quotas, waiting lists and choosing a seat.

Refund if you cancel a Jogbani Danapur Vande Bharat ticket

The refund bands are counted from the train’s scheduled departure at its first station, so a passenger boarding 26301 at Saharsa still works from the 03:30 departure at Jogbani. For a confirmed ticket, per passenger, with 5% GST on the charge, using the 72, 24 and 8-hour bands the Ministry of Railways announced in March 2026:

• 26301 in CC (₹1,150): cancel more than 72 hours before and you get back about ₹961; 72 to 24 hours before, about ₹848; 24 to 8 hours before, about ₹546; less than 8 hours before, nothing.
• 26301 in EC (₹2,190): more than 72 hours before, about ₹1,938; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,615; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,040; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 26302 in EC (₹2,380): more than 72 hours before, about ₹2,128; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,755; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,130; less than 8 hours, nothing.

IRCTC’s published refund rules still show the older 48, 12 and 4-hour cut-offs, so the IRCTC cancellation screen is final. The Vande Bharat cancellation charges guide explains both sets of bands, and the refund calculator and cancellation deadline tool give your own figure and clock times.

When is the chart prepared for the Jogbani Danapur Vande Bharat?

• 26301 leaves Jogbani at 03:30, before the 05:01 cut-off for morning trains, so its first chart is prepared by 17:30 the evening before (10 hours before departure).
• 26302 leaves Danapur at 17:10, so its first chart is prepared by 07:10 on the day of travel (10 hours before departure).

After the first chart, waiting-list tickets are settled and your coach and seat number appear on the PNR. The chart preparation time tool works it out for any date.

Jogbani Danapur Vande Bharat FAQs

What is the timing of the Jogbani to Danapur Vande Bharat? Train 26301 leaves Jogbani at 03:30 and reaches Danapur at 11:40, a journey of 8 h 10 min.

What is the timing of the Danapur to Jogbani Vande Bharat? Train 26302 leaves Danapur at 17:10 and reaches Jogbani at 01:20 the next morning.

On which day does the Jogbani Danapur Vande Bharat not run? 26301 does not run on Wednesday, and 26302 does not run on Tuesday.

What time does the Vande Bharat reach Purnea? 26301 leaves Purnea Jn at 04:40 towards Danapur. 26302 reaches Purnea Jn at 23:40 towards Jogbani.

Does the Jogbani Danapur Vande Bharat stop at Katihar? No. For Katihar to Patna, board at Purnea Jn or take the New Jalpaiguri–Patna Vande Bharat 22233, which leaves Katihar Jn at 07:45 and reaches Patna Jn at 12:10.

Does this train stop at Patna Jn? No. Its Patna stops are Patliputra (11:11 on 26301, 17:21 on 26302) and Danapur.

What is the Jogbani to Danapur Vande Bharat ticket price? ₹1,150 in CC and ₹2,190 in EC with the meal on 26301. The return 26302 is ₹2,380 in EC; we could not confirm its CC fare (checked 13 November 2026; confirm on IRCTC).

How many stops does the Jogbani Danapur Vande Bharat Express have? 13 intermediate stops: Forbesganj, Arariya Court, Purnea Jn, Banmankhi Jn, Dauram Madhpura, Saharsa Jn, Khagaria Jn, Salauna, Hasanpur Road, Samastipur Jn, Muzaffarpur Jn, Hajipur Jn and Patliputra.

What time does it reach Muzaffarpur? 26301 reaches Muzaffarpur Jn at 09:40, and 26302 at 18:45.

Can I go from Purnea to Patna and back in one day? Yes, except on Tuesday and Wednesday. 26301 reaches Patliputra at 11:11 and 26302 leaves Patliputra at 17:23, giving 6 h 12 min in Patna.

When was the Jogbani Danapur Vande Bharat launched? Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged it off during his visit to Purnea on 15 September 2025.

When does booking open for 26301 and 26302? 60 days before the journey at 08:00 IST on IRCTC. For Monday 11 January 2027, it opens on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Related routes

• All Vande Bharat trains in Bihar
• Gorakhpur – Patliputra Vande Bharat
• Howrah – Patna Vande Bharat
• Patna – Ranchi Vande Bharat
• Full Vande Bharat route list

Sources

Timetable, stops and running days: erail 26301, erail 26302, cross-checked with ConfirmTkt 26301 and ConfirmTkt 26302, 11 November 2026. Katihar alternative: erail 22233, erail 22234. Fares: erail.in’s IRCTC fare data, cross-checked against its fare calculation, 13 November 2026. Launch: IANS, PIB. Launch-week timings: OneIndia. Fare rules: PIB, PIB, February 2026. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.