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Ranchi to Balugaon by train, with one change

No train runs the whole way from Ranchi to Balugaon. Changing at Kharagpur Jn takes 14 hr 3 min, and the quickest pairing is 20898 then 15674.

1 change · 401 km apart · fastest 14 hr 3 min · Daily

Check seats for your dateRanchi (RNC) to Balugaon (BALU)

Day by day

The quickest journey with one change, for each day a connection runs.

  • Monday14 hr 3 min
    06:00 20898 VANDE BHARAT EXP · Shatabdi → Kharagpur Jn (KGP) 11:13
    13:50 15674 CHZ AMRIT BHARAT · Mail/Express → arrives 20:03
    2 hr 37 min to change at KGP — tight157 min to change holds about 8 times in 10 here. 234 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 66,020 paired days.20898 often runs late
  • Tuesday15 hr 48 minarrives next day
    15:40 18086 RANCHI - KHARAGPUR MEMU EXPRESS · Mail/Express → Kharagpur Jn (KGP) 23:45
    01:25 12839 CHENNAI MAIL · Superfast → arrives 07:28
    1 hr 40 min to change at KGP — tight100 min to change holds about 8 times in 10 here. 152 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 42,238 paired days.12839 often runs late
  • Wednesday to Sunday15 hr 3 min
    06:00 20898 VANDE BHARAT EXP · Shatabdi → Kharagpur Jn (KGP) 11:13
    13:27 18045 EAST COAST EXP · Mail/Express → arrives 21:03
    2 hr 14 min to change at KGP — tight134 min to change holds about 8 times in 10 here. 234 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 66,020 paired days.20898 often runs late

Other ways to make the trip

Slower pairings, or a change at a different junction.

  • Monday15 hr 3 min
    06:00 20898 VANDE BHARAT EXP · Shatabdi → Kharagpur Jn (KGP) 11:13
    13:27 18045 EAST COAST EXP · Mail/Express → arrives 21:03
    2 hr 14 min to change at KGP — tight134 min to change holds about 8 times in 10 here. 234 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 66,020 paired days.20898 often runs late
  • Monday15 hr 48 minarrives next day
    15:40 18086 RANCHI - KHARAGPUR MEMU EXPRESS · Mail/Express → Kharagpur Jn (KGP) 23:45
    01:25 12839 CHENNAI MAIL · Superfast → arrives 07:28
    1 hr 40 min to change at KGP — tight100 min to change holds about 8 times in 10 here. 152 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 42,238 paired days.12839 often runs late
  • Wednesday15 hr 48 min
    06:55 22892 RNC HWH SUF EXP · Superfast → Tatanagar Jn (TATA) 10:57
    14:20 20891 VANDE BHARAT EXP · Shatabdi → arrives 22:43
    3 hr 23 min to change at TATA — comfortableTypically 58 min late here, still leaving about 127 min to change.22892 often runs late
  • Friday15 hr 57 minarrives next day
    19:45 02831 DHN BBS SPL · Superfast → Cuttack (CTC) 06:38
    09:45 20609 AMRIT BHARAT EXP · Mail/Express → arrives 11:42
    3 hr 7 min to change at CTC — comfortable187 min to change, which holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 38,940 paired days.02831 often runs late
  • Tuesday16 hr 18 minarrives next day
    15:35 13351 DHN ALAPPUZHA EX · Mail/Express → Bamra (BMB) 20:21
    22:18 18117 RAJYARANI EXP · Mail/Express → arrives 07:53
    1 hr 57 min to change at BMB — comfortableTypically 58 min late here, still leaving about 43 min to change.13351 often runs late
  • Tuesday16 hr 20 minarrives next day
    19:45 02831 DHN BBS SPL · Superfast → Bhubaneswar (BBS) 07:45
    10:10 08441 BBS-BAM PASS SPECIAL · Passenger → arrives 12:05
    2 hr 25 min to change at BBS — tight145 min to change holds about 8 times in 10 here. 182 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 19,638 paired days.02831 often runs late

Ranchi to Balugaon by train

Is there a direct train from Ranchi to Balugaon?
No. No single train runs from Ranchi to Balugaon. The journey takes one change, at Kharagpur Jn, and the fastest combination takes 14 hr 3 min.
What is the fastest way from Ranchi to Balugaon by train?
20898 VANDE BHARAT EXP departs Ranchi at 06:00 and reaches Kharagpur Jn at 11:13. 15674 CHZ AMRIT BHARAT then departs at 13:50 and arrives Balugaon at 20:03. Total 14 hr 3 min, with 2 hr 37 min to change.
Where do you change trains between Ranchi and Balugaon?
Kharagpur Jn (KGP) is the interchange on the fastest route, with 2 hr 37 min between the arriving and departing trains.
Which days can you travel from Ranchi to Balugaon?
A connection is available every day of the week.

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