Tatanagar – Patna Vande Bharat Express (20893/20894, 21893/21894, 21895/21896)

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

Train summary

Tatanagar → Patna (Jamshedpur to Patna)

Patna → Tatanagar (Patna to Tata)

Which station? All six trains use Tatanagar Jn (TATA) in Jamshedpur and Patna Jn (PNBE) in Patna, not Patliputra or Danapur.

How the three Tatanagar Patna Vande Bharat trains differ

The six train numbers look confusing, but they follow a simple weekly plan. Only one train runs in each direction on any given day, and the number tells you the route:

The Gomoh route (20893/20894 and 21895/21896) is the short one: 450 km with stops at Chandil, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh, Parasnath, Koderma and Gaya. 21895 is a Monday copy of 20893, with the same times at every station except a slightly earlier arrival at Gomoh (08:50 instead of 08:53). 21896 runs the same stations as 20894 on Sunday, but leaves Patna 2 h 40 min later, at 16:45, and reaches Tatanagar at 23:55.

The Daltonganj route (21893/21894) shares only Chandil, Muri and Gaya with the other trains. After Muri it heads west through Barka Kana, Daltonganj and Garhwa Road in Jharkhand, then Son Nagar in Bihar, before rejoining at Gaya. It is 195 km longer and about 3 hours slower end to end, so for a straight Jamshedpur to Patna trip you would pick it only on the day it is the one running. It is the only Vande Bharat train for Daltonganj, Garhwa Road and Son Nagar.

Which one to book? If your dates are flexible, travel on Wednesday to Saturday, when 20893 and 20894 make the faster pair. On Sunday the morning train from Tatanagar is the slower 21893; on Monday the afternoon train from Patna is the slower 21894. Avoid Tuesday, when no Vande Bharat runs on this route.

20893 / 21895 Tatanagar to Patna timetable (via Gomoh)

21895 (Monday) keeps these times, except that it arrives at Gomoh at 08:50 and halts there for 5 minutes.

20894 Patna to Tatanagar timetable (Wednesday to Saturday)

21896 Patna to Tatanagar timetable (Sunday)

21893 Tatanagar to Patna timetable (Sunday, via Daltonganj)

21894 Patna to Tatanagar timetable (Monday, via Daltonganj)

All stops are on the same day. For live running status, use NTES with the train number for your day.

What kind of train this is

Every Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat train is a daytime Chair Car train. There are no berths, only reclining seats: 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 Tatanagar–Patna Vande Bharat on 15 September 2024 by video conference from Jharkhand, one of six new Vande Bharat trains that day, alongside Tatanagar–Brahmapur, Howrah–Tatanagar–Rourkela, Varanasi–Deoghar, Howrah–Gaya and Howrah–Bhagalpur. Source: PIB Go by the tables above and check NTES or IRCTC for your date.

Tatanagar Patna 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.

Gomoh route, 20893 Tatanagar → Patna (Wednesday to Saturday), with 20894 times in the other direction:

• Chandil Jn (CNI). 20893 arrives at 06:08 and leaves at 06:10, 43 min and 37 km out of Tatanagar, with 6 h 35 min and 413 km still to go to Patna. 20894 calls here at 20:23.
• Muri (MURI). 20893 arrives at 07:08, 1 h 43 min and 105 km out. 20894 calls here at 19:18.
• Bokaro Steel City (BKSC). 20893 arrives at 07:58, 2 h 33 min and 157 km out, with 4 h 45 min to go. 20894 calls here at 18:25.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh (GMO). 20893 arrives at 08:53, 3 h 28 min and 189 km out. 20894 calls here at 17:54. The trains do not stop at Dhanbad Jn itself, so Gomoh and Parasnath are the nearest Vande Bharat stops on this route for the Dhanbad area.
• Parasnath (PNME). 20893 arrives at 09:05, 3 h 40 min and 207 km out. 20894 calls here at 17:36.
• Koderma Jn (KQR). 20893 arrives at 09:53, 4 h 28 min and 282 km out, with 2 h 50 min to go. 20894 calls here at 16:38.
• Gaya Jn (GAYA). 20893 arrives at 11:00 and halts 10 minutes, 5 h 35 min and 358 km out, with 1 h 35 min and 92 km to go. 20894 calls here at 15:20.

On Monday, 21895 follows the 20893 times. On Sunday, 21896 from Patna calls at Gaya 18:05, Koderma 19:13, Parasnath 19:57, Gomoh 20:15, Bokaro Steel City 20:58, Muri 21:53 and Chandil 22:53.

Daltonganj route, 21893 Tatanagar → Patna (Sunday), with 21894 (Monday) times in the other direction:

• Chandil Jn (CNI) at 06:08 and Muri (MURI) at 07:08, the same as the Gomoh trains. 21894 calls at Chandil at 22:53 and Muri at 21:40.
• Barka Kana (BRKA). 21893 arrives at 08:30, 3 h 5 min and 162 km out. 21894 calls here at 20:45.
• Daltonganj (DTO). 21893 arrives at 10:42, 5 h 17 min and 347 km out, with 5 h 11 min still to go. 21894 calls here at 18:03.
• Garhwa Road (GHD). 21893 arrives at 11:45, 6 h 20 min and 381 km out. 21894 calls here at 17:35.
• Son Nagar (SEB). 21893 arrives at 13:05 and halts 10 minutes, 474 km out. 21894 calls here at 15:40.
• Gaya Jn (GAYA). 21893 arrives at 14:25, 9 h and 553 km out, with 1 h 25 min to go. 21894 calls here at 14:35.

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 by Vande Bharat?

• From Tatanagar, Wednesday to Saturday: 20893 reaches Patna at 12:45 and 20894 leaves at 14:05, which gives 1 h 20 min in Patna. That is enough for a short meeting near the station, but not much more.
• From Tatanagar, Sunday or Monday: on Sunday 21893 reaches Patna at 15:55 and 21896 leaves at 16:45 (50 min); on Monday 21895 arrives at 12:45 and 21894 leaves at 13:20 (35 min). Both are too tight to rely on.
• Tatanagar to Gaya and back, Wednesday to Saturday: 20893 reaches Gaya at 11:00 and 20894 leaves Gaya at 15:30, which gives 4 h 30 min in Gaya, the most useful day trip on this route.
• From Patna: a day trip to Jamshedpur is not possible, because every train from Patna reaches Tatanagar at night and every train back leaves at 05:25 the next morning. With one night in Jamshedpur, you can go out on 20894 (arrive 21:40) and return on 20893 at 05:25 the next day, on Wednesday to Saturday.

Both trains must run on the same day, so check the weekly table above. A late arrival eats into the time you have, so leave a buffer. The same-day return planner checks this for any pair of stations, and the running days checker confirms a date.

Tatanagar to Patna 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, cross-checked against erail’s own fare calculation, so confirm on IRCTC before you pay. We could not confirm fares from intermediate stations such as Bokaro Steel City, Gomoh, Koderma, Gaya or Daltonganj; for those, check the station pair on IRCTC. They are lower than the end-to-end fare.

The Daltonganj train costs more. Fares are set by distance, so 21893 is ₹550 more in CC and ₹905 more in EC than 20893 or 21895 for the same two cities, because it covers 645 km instead of 450 km. On Sunday, if you only need to get from Jamshedpur to Patna, that is the train running, so the higher fare is the cost of travelling that day.

Patna to Tata costs more than Tata to Patna. 20894 and 21896 are ₹165 more in CC and ₹195 more in EC than the morning trains over the same 450 km, and 21894 is ₹165 and ₹195 more than 21893. Since the base fare is set by distance and class, the gap most likely comes from the catering charge for the meals served on the afternoon trains, which IRCTC shows in the fare breakdown when you book. Choosing No Food lowers the price by the meal charge. 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 the 7-hour Gomoh route, CC is the usual choice and costs ₹1,015 less than EC on 20893 and ₹1,045 less on 20894. EC is worth checking when CC is waitlisted.

Booking the Tatanagar Patna Vande Bharat train

Booking 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, when 21895 runs from Tatanagar and 21894 from Patna, booking opens on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 08:00. Search by date rather than by train number: IRCTC shows only the train that runs on the day you pick, and nothing on a Tuesday. Find the opening date for your trip with the booking date calculator.

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 Tatanagar for 20893, 21893 and 21895, and the day before at Patna Jn for 20894, 21894 and 21896. 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 how to choose a seat.

Refund if you cancel a Tatanagar Patna Vande Bharat ticket

The refund bands are counted from the train’s scheduled departure at its first station, so a passenger boarding 20893 at Bokaro still works from the 05:25 departure from Tatanagar. 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:

• 20893 or 21895 in CC (₹1,135): cancel more than 72 hours before and you get back about ₹946; 72 to 24 hours before, about ₹837; 24 to 8 hours before, about ₹539; less than 8 hours before, nothing.
• 20893 or 21895 in EC (₹2,150): more than 72 hours before, about ₹1,898; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,586; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,021; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 20894 or 21896 in CC (₹1,300): more than 72 hours before, about ₹1,111; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹959; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹618; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 20894 or 21896 in EC (₹2,345): more than 72 hours before, about ₹2,093; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,729; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,114; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 21893 in CC (₹1,685): more than 72 hours before, about ₹1,496; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,243; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹800; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 21893 in EC (₹3,055): more than 72 hours before, about ₹2,803; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹2,253; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,451; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 21894 in CC (₹1,850): more than 72 hours before, about ₹1,661; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,364; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹879; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 21894 in EC (₹3,250): more than 72 hours before, about ₹2,998; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹2,397; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,544; 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 Tatanagar Patna Vande Bharat?

• 20893, 21893 and 21895 leave Tatanagar at 05:25, so the first chart is prepared by 20:00 the evening before.
• 21894 leaves Patna at 13:20, inside the 05:01–14:00 band, so its first chart is prepared by 20:00 on Sunday evening.
• 20894 leaves Patna at 14:05, just after 14:00, so its first chart is prepared by 04:05 on the day of travel (10 hours before departure).
• 21896 leaves Patna at 16:45, so its first chart is prepared by 06:45 on Sunday (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.

Tatanagar Patna Vande Bharat FAQs

What is the timing of the Tatanagar to Patna Vande Bharat? Every train from Tatanagar leaves at 05:25. 20893 (Wednesday to Saturday) and 21895 (Monday) reach Patna Jn at 12:45; 21893 (Sunday) reaches Patna at 15:55.

What is the timing of the Patna to Tata Vande Bharat? 20894 leaves Patna at 14:05 and reaches Tatanagar at 21:40 (Wednesday to Saturday). 21896 leaves at 16:45 and arrives at 23:55 (Sunday). 21894 leaves at 13:20 and arrives at 23:55 (Monday).

Why are there three train numbers for the Jamshedpur to Patna Vande Bharat? Each pair covers different days. 20893/20894 runs Wednesday to Saturday, 21895/21896 fills Monday from Tatanagar and Sunday from Patna on the same route, and 21893/21894 runs Sunday from Tatanagar and Monday from Patna by the longer route via Daltonganj.

On which day does the Tatanagar Patna Vande Bharat not run? Tuesday. No Vande Bharat runs between Tatanagar and Patna in either direction that day.

What is the Tatanagar to Patna Vande Bharat ticket price? ₹1,135 in CC and ₹2,150 in EC with the meal on 20893 and 21895. The Sunday 21893 via Daltonganj is ₹1,685 in CC and ₹3,055 in EC (checked 13 November 2026; confirm on IRCTC).

What is the Patna to Tatanagar Vande Bharat fare? ₹1,300 in CC and ₹2,345 in EC on 20894 and 21896, and ₹1,850 in CC and ₹3,250 in EC on 21894 (checked 13 November 2026; confirm on IRCTC).

Does the Tatanagar Patna Vande Bharat stop at Bokaro? Yes on the Gomoh route: 20893 and 21895 call at Bokaro Steel City at 07:58, 20894 at 18:25 and 21896 at 20:58. 21893 and 21894 do not stop at Bokaro.

Does it stop at Dhanbad? No. The nearest stops are Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh (GMO) and Parasnath (PNME), on the Gomoh-route trains.

Does it stop at Ranchi? No. None of the three pairs calls at Ranchi; the nearest common stop is Muri. For Ranchi to Patna, see the Patna – Ranchi Vande Bharat.

How long does the Tatanagar to Patna Vande Bharat take? 7 h 20 min on 20893 and 21895, and 10 h 30 min on 21893 via Daltonganj. From Patna, 7 h 35 min on 20894, 7 h 10 min on 21896 and 10 h 35 min on 21894.

Can I go from Jamshedpur to Patna and back in one day? Only just, on Wednesday to Saturday: 20893 arrives at 12:45 and 20894 leaves at 14:05, giving 1 h 20 min in Patna. A Gaya day trip works better, with 4 h 30 min there.

Which Vande Bharat goes to Daltonganj? 21893 on Sunday (Daltonganj 10:42 towards Patna) and 21894 on Monday (18:03 towards Tatanagar).

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

When was the Tatanagar Patna Vande Bharat launched? It was flagged off on 15 September 2024 by the Prime Minister, by video conference from Jharkhand, with five other Vande Bharat trains.

Related routes

• Vande Bharat trains in Jharkhand
• Vande Bharat trains in Bihar
• Patna – Ranchi Vande Bharat
• Howrah – Patna Vande Bharat
• Full Vande Bharat route list

Sources

Timetable, stops and running days: erail 20893, 20894, 21893, 21894, 21895, 21896, cross-checked with ConfirmTkt (20893, 20894, 21893, 21894, 21895, 21896), 11 November 2026. Fares: erail.in’s IRCTC fare data, cross-checked against its fare calculation, 13 November 2026. Launch: PIB. Fare rules: PIB, PIB, February 2026. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.