Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two new Vande Bharat Express trains for Bihar, connecting Patna-Lucknow-Patna and Patna-New Jalpaiguri, via a virtual ceremony. The trains were flagged off physically at Patna Junction by BJP MP Ravishankar Prasad. The PM also unveiled new railway projects worth thousands of crores. The...
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Patna-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express will travel through various stations including Danapur, Ara, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, Varanasi Cant, Ayodhya Dham, before reaching Lucknow. The Patna-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express will stop at Kishanganj, Katihar, Naugachhia, Khagaria, Begusarai, Mokama, and Bakhtiyarpur before reaching Patna. The exact timetable and fare information for the Patna-New Jalpaiguri route will be uploaded soon. While the timetable for Patna-Lucknow route is available, ticket booking will begin once the fares are uploaded on IRCTC. The chair car fare from Buxar to Ayodhya and Lucknow is estimated to be around 1200 and 1400 rupees respectively, while the executive class fare is likely to be around 2000 and 2200 rupees. However, the official fares are yet to be released by the railway.