Tatanagar to Varanasi Vande Bharat train coming soon

 Railway upgrades in full swing at Tatanagar Railway Station 

Jamshedpur, April 11: Preparations are in full swing to launch the Vande Bharat Express between Tatanagar and Varanasi, likely from July 2025. Tatanagar railway station is witnessing significant infrastructural upgrades to facilitate maintenance and operation of the new service.
To support the Vande Bharat Express, the high-tension electric facility has been introduced on Washing Line No. 3 at Tatanagar station. This line will be used for cleaning and maintenance of the train coaches. Additionally, the installation of GI pipes has also commenced, marking another phase of the ongoing development work.
While railway officials at Tatanagar have refrained from confirming these developments publicly, sources indicate that the Railway Board had initiated planning for a sleeper model Vande Bharat Express on the Tatanagar-Varanasi route (approximately 600 km) in September 2024. A trial run of the upgraded washing line is expected soon.
This is not the first upgrade of its kind at Tatanagar. In August 2024, a high-tension wire was installed on Washing Line No. 1 for Vande Bharat train services. Presently, Vande Bharat Express trains are operational from Tatanagar to Patna (Bihar) and Berhampur (Odisha). Additionally, Vande Bharat is operational between Ranchi and Rourkela to Howrah via Tatanagar six days a week—Ranchi since September 2023 and Rourkela since September 2024.
The proposed Tatanagar-Varanasi Vande Bharat train is expected to operate during nighttime, offering much-needed connectivity for passengers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Currently, there is no daily train between Tatanagar and Varanasi, making this route highly anticipated.
In another development, the Railways is planning to construct a new sick line in Loco Colony for the exclusive repair and maintenance of Vande Bharat trains. A survey for this was conducted in June 2024, and a proposal has already been submitted by the Chakradharpur division to the South Eastern Railway zone. Work will begin once approval is granted.
Earlier, plans were in place to build a maintenance center at Kudada, but they were shelved due to its distance from Tatanagar station. The proposed sick line is expected to accommodate maintenance of two Vande Bharat trains simultaneously, helping ease congestion and ensuring better upkeep of other trains as well.