20897 Vande Bharat Express

Shatabdi · 464 km · 7 hr 25 min · 8 stops · Daily except Tue

Departs: 14:35; Howrah Jn
Arrives: 22:00; Ranchi
Journey: 7 hr 25 min; 464 km · 8 stops
Runs: Daily except Tue
Fare from: ₹1,052; AC chair car · estimate
On time: 78%; usually on time

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Route and stops

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Scheduled stops of 20897 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	Howrah Jn HWH	—	14:35	—	1	0
2	Kharagpur Jn KGP	16:06	16:08	2 min	1	116
3	Tatanagar Jn TATA	17:45	17:50	5 min	1	250
4	Chandil Jn CNI	18:34	18:35	1 min	1	286
5	Purulia Jn PRR	19:23	19:25	2 min	1	340
6	Kotshila KSX	20:04	20:05	1 min	1	376
7	Muri MURI	20:25	20:27	2 min	1	401
8	Ranchi RNC	22:00	—	—	1	464

How reliably 20897 runs

78% arrive on time at the destination

typically on time · 53% on time across the route

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

Howrah Jn
usually on time · 4% over an hour
90%
Kharagpur Jn
typically 6 min late · 6% over an hour
76%
Tatanagar Jn
typically 16 min late · 14% over an hour
47%
Chandil Jn
typically 20 min late · 16% over an hour
38%
Purulia Jn
typically 29 min late · 19% over an hour
26%
Kotshila
typically 19 min late · 15% over an hour
39%
Muri
typically 23 min late · 16% over an hour
33%
Ranchi
usually on time · 7% over an hour
78%

Longest halts

Tatanagar Jn TATA5 min · arrives 17:45, departs 17:50

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