Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express Trial Run Begins Today. IN PICS

The Railways authorities began the trial run of the Vande Bharat Express running between Patna and Ranchi on Monday. Check out the pictures here.

People take pictures of the semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express that will run between Patna and Ranchi during its trial run, at Patna Junction, Monday.

The trial run of the Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express started on Monday. (Image Source: PTI)

The trial run, that started at 6:55 am today from Patna Junction, will end by 8:25 pm after the train makes a return from Ranchi. (Image Source: PTI)

The train will pass through tunnels and railway bridges between Sidhwar (Ramgarh) and Sanki (Ranchi). It will halt at Gaya and Barkakana stations. The 27-km stretch between Sidhwar and Sanki has four tunnels, the longest being 1.7-km-long, while three others are around 600 metres each. (Image Source: PTI)

Earlier, the trial run was slated for June 11, but it was rescheduled to Monday because of the two-day state bandh called by a student group in Jharkhand. More trial runs will be conducted between Barkakana and Ranchi. (Image Source: ANI)

In December of last year, the commissioner of railway safety (CRS) in Kolkata conducted a safety inspection and speed trial on the 27-kilometer stretch between Sidhwar and Sanki and approved the new route between Koderma and Ranchi via Barkakana. (Image Source: ANI)