Yet again, India's longest Vande Bharat service from Delhi to Patna gets extended. The service was initially supposed to operate till November 6 as a Diwali special and was extended till November 21 for the festival season. Now, it's been further extended till November 30, considering the Chhath Puja festival rush.
The service, which started on October 30, is the second fastest train (in 11.35 hours) on the Delhi - Patna route after the Tejas Rajdhani Express from New Delhi to Rajendra Nagar Terminal (in 11.30 hours).
The Indian Railways decided to extend the service as the train has been enjoying full occupancy since its launch. It's also already fully booked for November 9, 11, 14 and 16. The train will have six additional trips from each side with the renewed schedule.
Delhi - Patna Vande Bharat schedule The train's (02252) upcoming trips are on November 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29. The train will stop at Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Central, Pryagraj Junction, DD Upadhyaya Junction and Bihar's Buxar and Ara Junctions. The train departs from New Delhi at 8.
25 am and reaches Patna at 8 pm. The train is in service on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Its schedule is as follows: New Delhi Departure: 8.
25 am Kanpur City Arrival: 1.02 pm Departure: 1.05 pm Prayagraj Junction Arrival: 3.
05 pm Departure: 3.10 pm Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Arrival: 4.50 pm Departure: 5 pm Buxar Arrival: 6.
15 pm Departure: 6.17 pm Ara Junction Arrival: 7.08 pm Departure: 7.
10 pm Patna Junctio.