| Color: | 28457D |
| Color2: | FF7220 |
| Patna Junction - Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express | |
| Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
| Locale: | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| First: | (Inaugural) (Commercial) |
| Operator: | East Central Railways (ECR) |
| Start: | (PNBE) |
| Stops: | 5 |
| End: | (GTNR) |
| Distance: | 545km (339miles) |
| Journeytime: | 08 hrs 25 mins |
| Frequency: | Six days a week |
| Trainnumber: | 22345 / 22346 |
| Line Used: |
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| Class: | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Catering: | On board Catering |
| Observation: | Large windows in all coaches |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks |
| Otherfacilities: | Kavach |
| Stock: | Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 |
| Gauge: | Indian gauge broad gauge |
| Speed: | (Avg.) |
| Trainlength: | 192m (630feet) (08 coaches) |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Maintenance: | (TBC) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
The 22345/22346 Patna - Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express is India's 51st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the capital city of Bihar, Patna with the capital city Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [1] [2]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Patna Jn, Ara Jn, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Varanasi Jn, Ayodhya Dham Jn and Gomti Nagar (Lucknow). It is operated with train numbers 22345/22346 on 6 days a week basis.
It is the forty-ninth 2nd Generation and thirty-fourth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.The orange rakes were later swapped with the blue liveried rakes of Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Express[3]
The Patna - Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 545km (339miles) in a travel time of 08 hrs 25 mins with average speed of 65 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 130kph