| Color: | FF7220 |
| New Jalpaiguri Junction - Patna Junction Vande Bharat Express | |
| Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
| Locale: | West Bengal and Bihar |
| First: | (Inaugural) (Commercial) |
| Operator: | North East Frontier Railway (NFR) |
| Start: | (NJP) |
| Stops: | 6 |
| End: | (PNBE) |
| Distance: | 473km (294miles) |
| Journeytime: | 06 hrs 55 mins |
| Frequency: | Six days a week |
| Trainnumber: | 22233 / 22234 |
| Line Used: | (TBC) |
| Class: | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Catering: | On board Catering |
| Observation: | Large windows in all coaches |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks |
| Otherfacilities: | Kavach |
| Stock: | Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 |
| Gauge: | Indian gauge broad gauge |
| Speed: | (Avg.) |
| Trainlength: | 192m (630feet) (08 coaches) |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Maintenance: | (TBC) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
The 22233/22234 New Jalpaiguri - Patna Vande Bharat Express is India's 43rd Vande Bharat Express train, which connects the city of Twin Cities, Siliguri in West Bengal with the capital city Patna in Bihar. [1] [2] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [3] [4]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting New Jalpaiguri Jn, Kishanganj, Katihar, Naugachia, Khagaria, Begusarai, Patna Sahib and Patna Jn. It is operated with train numbers 22233/22234 on 6 days a week basis.[5]
It is the forty-first 2nd Generation and twenty-seventh Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[6]
The 22233/22234 New Jalpaiguri - Patna Vande Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 471km (293miles) in a travel time of 06 hrs 55 mins with average speed of 68 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) of this service is 130kph between Tall Junction and Patna Saheb