20898 Vande Bharat Express
Shatabdi · 461 km · 7 hr 10 min · 8 stops · Daily except Tue
- Departs
- 06:00
- Ranchi
- Arrives
- 13:10
- Howrah Jn
- Journey
- 7 hr 10 min
- 461 km · 8 stops
- Runs
- Daily except Tue
- Fare from
- ₹1,044
- AC chair car · estimate
- On time
- 53%
- usually 13 min late
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Route and stops
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| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranchi RNC | — | 06:00 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Muri MURI | 06:50 | 06:52 | 2 min | 1 | 60 |
| 3 | Kotshila KSX | 07:14 | 07:15 | 1 min | 1 | 84 |
| 4 | Purulia Jn PRR | 07:43 | 07:45 | 2 min | 1 | 120 |
| 5 | Chandil Jn CNI | 08:34 | 08:35 | 1 min | 1 | 174 |
| 6 | Tatanagar Jn TATA | 09:23 | 09:28 | 5 min | 1 | 211 |
| 7 | Kharagpur Jn KGP | 11:13 | 11:15 | 2 min | 1 | 345 |
| 8 | Howrah Jn HWH | 13:10 | — | — | 1 | 461 |
How reliably 20898 runs
53% arrive on time at the destination
typically 13 min late · 75% on time across the route
From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Ranchiusually on time95%
- Muritypically 5 min late93%
- Kotshilatypically 8 min late90%
- Purulia Jntypically 9 min late84%
- Chandil Jntypically 5 min late91%
- Tatanagar Jntypically 12 min late · 6% over an hour55%
- Kharagpur Jntypically 21 min late · 10% over an hour36%
- Howrah Jntypically 13 min late · 12% over an hour53%
When it runs late
Roughest February, March, April, September, November and December: in March it typically runs 57 min late and reaches Howrah Jn on time only 8% of the time — against 82% around August. A year-round average hides that.
Longest halts
- Tatanagar Jn TATA5 min · arrives 09:23, departs 09:28