Tatanagar–Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express Explained

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Tatanagar Junction – Brahmapur
Vande Bharat Express
Type:Vande Bharat Express
Locale:Jharkhand and Odisha
First: (Inaugural)
(Commercial)
Operator:South Eastern Railways (SER)
Start: (TATA)
Stops:09
End: (BAM)
Distance:587km (365miles)
Journeytime:09 hrs
Frequency:Six days a week
Trainnumber:20891 / 20892
Line Used:
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:Tatanagar Jn (TATA)
Map State:collapsed
Electrification:25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line

The 20891/20892 Tatanagar - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express is India's 57th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the industrial city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand with Brahmapur in Odisha.[1] [2] [3]

This express train was inaugurated on September 15 2024, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from the capital city of Ranchi instead of physically inaugurating at Tatanagar Junction in Jharkhand due to continuous rains in Jamshedpur.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Overview

This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting Tatanagar Jn, Chaibasa, Banspani, Kendujhargarh, Harichandanpur, Jakhapura Jn, Cuttack Jn, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Jn, Balugaon and Brahmapur. It currently operates with train numbers 20891/20892 on 6 days a week basis.[11]

Rakes

It is the fifty-fourth 2nd Generation and thirty-eighth 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.[12]

Service

The 20891/20892 Tatanagar - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 587km (365miles) in a travel time of 09 hrs with average speed of 65 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. Web site: 2024-09-12 . Vande Bharat Express:Tata-Berhampur का आया समय और नबंर, जानिए . 2024-09-13 . Bihar Jharkhand News Network . en-US.
  2. Web site: MSN . 2024-09-13 . www.msn.com.
  3. Web site: Latestly . Team . 2024-09-15 . Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Interacts With Students Onboard Brahmapur-Tatanagar Vande Bharat Express Train, Viral Video Surfaces LatestLY . 2024-09-16 . LatestLY . en.
  4. Web site: Athrady . Ajith . PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand . 2024-09-15 . Deccan Herald . en.
  5. Web site: 15 September 2024 . PM's Jamshedpur Visit Canceled Due to Rain, Will Inaugurate Online from Ranchi . 15 September 2024 . Live Hindustan . hi.
  6. News: 2024-09-15 . PM Modi flags off six Vande Bharat trains at Jharkhand's Tatanagar . 2024-09-15 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  7. Web site: DHNS . PM Modi to flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains in poll-bound Jharkhand . 2024-09-15 . Deccan Herald . en.
  8. Web site: 2024-09-15 . PM Modi to flag off six new Vande Bharat Express trains during Jharkhand visit today – Full list of routes here . 2024-09-15 . Financialexpress . en.
  9. Web site: 2024-09-11 . PM Modi to inaugurate 11 Vande Bharat Express Trains from Tatanagar . 2024-09-13 . The Avenue Mail . en-US.
  10. Web site: Bureau . O. B. . 2024-09-14 . PM To Flag Off Vande Bharat Trains In Odisha Tomorrow; Governor To Be Present At Rourkela & CM At Berhampur . 2024-09-15 . odishabytes . en-US.
  11. Web site: Aniket . 20891/Tatanagar - Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express - Tatanagar to Brahmapur SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2024-09-13 . indiarailinfo.com.
  12. Web site: Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal . 2023-04-19 . NDTV.com.

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