| Color: | 28457D |
| Patna Junction - Howrah Junction Vande Bharat Express | |
| Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
| Locale: | Bihar and West Bengal |
| First: | (Inaugural run) (Commercial Run)[1] |
| Operator: | East Central Railways (ECR) |
| Start: | (PNBE) |
| Stops: | 7 |
| End: | (HWH) |
| Journeytime: | 06 hrs 35 mins |
| Frequency: | Six days a week |
| Trainnumber: | 22348 / 22347 |
| Line Used: | Asansol–Patna section Bardhaman–Asansol section Howrah–Barddhaman main line |
| 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: | Rajendra Nagar Coaching Complex (RNCC) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
The 22348/22347 Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express is India's 30th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Patna in Bihar with Howrah in West Bengal.[2] [3] This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.[4]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Patna Jn, Patna Sahib, Mokama Jn, Lakhisarai Jn, Jasidih Jn, Jamtara, Asansol Jn, Durgapur and Howrah Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 22348/22347 on 6 days a week basis.[5] [6] [7]
It is the twenty-eighth 2nd Generation and sixteenth 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.[8]
The 22348/22347 Patna - Howrah Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 6 hrs 35 mins with an average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed is .