Starting Sunday, Parsnath station will see the addition of two Vande Bharat Express trains stopping there. This will bring the total number of Vande Bharat Express trains stopping at Parsnath to three. The event will be marked by a ceremony with the presence of Minister Baby Devi, MP Chandraprakash Choudhary, and...
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MP Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmed. The two new trains will be the Gaya-Howrah and Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat Expresses. The first Vande Bharat Express to stop at Parsnath station was the Ranchi-Varanasi train, which began stopping there on September 2nd.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vande Bharat Express train running between Gaya-Howrah and Tatanagar-Patna on Sunday via video conferencing. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi, and Kodarma MLA Dr. Neera Yadav were also present at the inauguration ceremony. Both trains are expected...
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to arrive at Kodarma station at 12.05 PM and 4.40 PM respectively.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off six new Vande Bharat Express trains, increasing the total number of these trains to 60. The new trains connect Tatanagar-Patna, Gaya-Howrah, Varanasi-Devghar, and Bhagalpur-Howrah. The launch is considered a boon for Bihar as three of the new trains directly benefit Bihar passengers. The Tatanagar-Patna Vande...
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Bharat will depart Tatanagar at 10:15 AM and reach Patna at 8:15 PM. The Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat will leave Gaya at 11:00 AM and arrive in Howrah at 7:00 PM. The Varanasi-Devghar Vande Bharat will run six days a week, excluding Tuesday, from Varanasi and Devghar. The new trains aim to improve connectivity, safety, and passenger amenities.

Two Vande Bharat Express trains, one connecting Gaya to Howrah and another connecting Tata Nagar to Patna, will be inaugurated on September 15th. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the trains. The Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat will depart from Gaya at 11:00 am, reaching Howrah at 7:00 pm with stopovers at...
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Kodarma, Parasnath, Dhanbad, Asansol, and Durgapur. The Tata Nagar-Patna Vande Bharat will depart from Tata Nagar at 10:15 am, reaching Patna at 8:15 pm with stopovers at Chandil, Muri, Bokaro, and Gomo. Both trains will have a 20-minute stopover at Dhanbad and Gomo respectively. From September 18th, both trains will operate on a regular schedule, the Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat will run six days a week (except Thursday) and the Tata Nagar-Patna Vande Bharat will run four days a week (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). The Tata Nagar-Patna route will see two Vande Bharat Express trains, one running four days a week and the other running once a week. Booking for both trains is open, with most seats currently available.

The Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat Express, which will start operating on September 15th, is being considered a more premium train than the Rajdhani Express by the Indian Railways. Despite the dynamic fare system in place for Rajdhani Express, the fare for the Vande Bharat Express from Dhanbad to Howrah is higher. For...
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instance, the executive class fare for the Vande Bharat is ₹1735 while the first AC fare for Rajdhani is ₹1595. Similarly, the chair car fare for the Vande Bharat is ₹990 while the third AC fare for Rajdhani is ₹860. The Vande Bharat also costs more than the Shatabdi and Duronto Expresses. The Gaya-Howrah Vande Bharat is also costlier than the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat, with fares being almost double for similar distances. However, the Vande Bharat is expected to be the fastest train between Dhanbad and Howrah, completing the journey in 3 hours and 3 minutes, compared to 3 hours 17 minutes for the Howrah Rajdhani, 3 hours 47 minutes for the Sealdah Rajdhani, and 3 hours 50 minutes for the Shatabdi Express.