20887 Vande Bharat Express

Shatabdi · 536 km · 7 hr 50 min · 10 stops · Daily except Tue

Departs: 05:10; Ranchi
Arrives: 13:00; Varanasi Jn
Journey: 7 hr 50 min; 536 km · 10 stops
Runs: Daily except Tue
Fare from: ₹1,225; AC chair car · estimate
On time: 90%; usually on time

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Route and stops

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Scheduled stops of 20887 Vande Bharat Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#	Station	Arrives	Departs	Halt	Day	Km
1	Ranchi RNC	—	05:10	—	1	0
2	Muri MURI	06:00	06:02	2 min	1	60
3	Bokaro Stl City BKSC	06:53	06:55	2 min	1	113
4	Parasnath PNME	07:55	07:57	2 min	1	163
5	Hazaribagh Road HZD	08:12	08:14	2 min	1	190
6	Koderma KQR	08:40	08:42	2 min	1	238
7	Gaya Jn GAYA	09:50	09:55	5 min	1	314
8	Sasaram SSM	10:55	10:57	2 min	1	417
9	Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU	12:10	12:15	5 min	1	518
10	Varanasi Jn BSB	13:00	—	—	1	536

How reliably 20887 runs

90% arrive on time at the destination

typically on time · 89% on time across the route

From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.

Ranchi
usually on time · 3% over an hour
95%
Muri
typically 5 min late · 3% over an hour
92%
Bokaro Stl City
usually on time · 3% over an hour
95%
Parasnath
usually on time · 3% over an hour
93%
Hazaribagh Road
usually on time · 3% over an hour
93%
Koderma
typically 3 min late · 3% over an hour
90%
Gaya Jn
typically 3 min late · 4% over an hour
88%
Sasaram
typically 11 min late · 5% over an hour
67%
Dd Upadhyaya Jn
usually on time · 5% over an hour
85%
Varanasi Jn
usually on time · 4% over an hour
90%

Longest halts

Gaya Jn GAYA5 min · arrives 09:50, departs 09:55
Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU5 min · arrives 12:10, departs 12:15

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