20888 VANDE BHARAT EXP
20888 VANDE BHARAT EXP is a shatabdi service from Varanasi Jn (BSB) to Ranchi (RNC). It covers 536 km in 7 hr 50 min, calling at 10 stations. It runs on Daily except Tue.
Shatabdi · 536 km · 7 hr 50 min · 10 stops · Daily except Tue
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Varanasi Jn (BSB) to Ranchi (RNC). An em dash means there is no such event: the train starts at that station or finishes there. “Day” counts from the day it leaves its origin, so a stop on day 2 is the morning after departure.
| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varanasi Jn BSB | — | 16:05 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU | 16:35 | 16:40 | 5 min | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Sasaram SSM | 17:40 | 17:42 | 2 min | 1 | 117 |
| 4 | Gaya Jn GAYA | 18:45 | 18:50 | 5 min | 1 | 220 |
| 5 | Koderma KQR | 19:50 | 19:52 | 2 min | 1 | 296 |
| 6 | Hazaribagh Road HZD | 20:17 | 20:19 | 2 min | 1 | 345 |
| 7 | Parasnath PNME | 20:50 | 20:52 | 2 min | 1 | 372 |
| 8 | Bokaro Stl City BKSC | 21:30 | 21:35 | 5 min | 1 | 422 |
| 9 | Muri MURI | 22:28 | 22:30 | 2 min | 1 | 474 |
| 10 | Ranchi RNC | 23:55 | — | — | 1 | 536 |
Longest halts
Where 20888 stands longest, from the scheduled times above. A long booked halt is also where a change of train is most likely to hold — the margin is already in the timetable.
- Dd Upadhyaya Jn DDU5 min · arrives 16:35, departs 16:40
- Gaya Jn GAYA5 min · arrives 18:45, departs 18:50
- Bokaro Stl City BKSC5 min · arrives 21:30, departs 21:35
Stations on the 20888 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
What is and is not on this page
Everything above is published timetable data — scheduled times, halts, day numbers and cumulative distance. It changes when the timetable changes and not otherwise, and nothing on this page predicts a delay.
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