Patna–Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express

The 12365 / 12366 Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express is a Superfast express train of the Jan Shatabdi Express series belonging to Indian Railways - East Central Railway zone that runs between Patna Junction and Ranchi in India.

Patna - Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast, Jan Shatabdi Express
First service	8 January 2010
Current operator(s)	East Central Railways
Route
Start	Patna (PNBE)
Stops	7
End	Ranchi (RNC)
Distance travelled	411 km (255 mi)
Average journey time	7 hours 55 minutes as 12365, 7 hours 50 minutes as 12366.
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12365 / 12366
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Class seating
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Chair Car LHB Rakes
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 56.56 km/h (35 mph) excluding halts

It operates as train number 12365 from Patna Junction to Ranchi and as train number 12366 in the reverse direction serving the states of Bihar and Jharkhand.

It is part of the Jan Shatabdi Express series launched by the former railway minister of India, Mr. Nitish Kumar in the 2002 / 03 Rail Budget .

Coaches

The 12365 / 66 Patna Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express has 3 AC Chair Car, 12 Second Class seating & 2 Power Car Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach .

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12365 Patna Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 411 km (255 mi) in 7 hours 55 mins (56.05 km/hr) & in 7 hours 50 mins as 12366 Ranchi Patna Jan Shatabdi Express (57.08 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12365 / 66 Patna Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Patna Junction via Gaya Junction, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh, Bokaro Steel City to Ranchi .

It reverses direction of travel at Gaya Junction.

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, It is regularly hauls by a Howrah based WAP 7 locomotive on its entire journey.

Operation

12365 Patna Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Patna Junction on a daily basis arriving Ranchi the same day .

12366 Ranchi Patna Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Ranchi on a daily basis arriving Patna Junction the same day .

Rake Sharing

The 12365 / 66 Patna Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express shares its rake with 12023 / 24 Patna Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express .

Incidents

The 12366 Ranchi Patna Jan Shatabdi Express experienced an armed robbery incident on 2 July 2014 .

References

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Orissa	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Kolkata Circular Railway Lalgola and Gede branch lines New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat line Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line Sealdah South lines Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Haldibari–Chilahati Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies

See also

Railways in Northern India
National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Branch lines/ sections	Agra–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Udaipur line Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Pathankot line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Bathinda–Rewari line Bathinda–Rajpura line Bilaspur–Leh line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line Jammu–Poonch line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Kanpur–Delhi section Lucknow–Gorakhpur line Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari–Rohtak line Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
Urban and suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Metro (Blue Green Grey Magenta Orange Pink Red Violet Yellow) Rapid Metro Gurgaon Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi–Meerut RRTS
Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

Jan Shatabdi Express

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