{"id":1545,"date":"2025-07-30T03:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2025-07-30T03:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:50:11","slug":"special-train-ranchi-to-patna-special-train-patna-to-ranchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-ranchi-to-patna-special-train-patna-to-ranchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train Ranchi to Patna | Special train Patna to Ranchi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special train Ranchi to Patna | Special train Patna to Ranchi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special train between Ranchi-Patna (Train No. 02364 \/ Train No. 02363) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02364 \/ Train No. 02363 Ranchi-Patna-Ranchi Special<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02364 Ranchi-Patna Special will run from Ranchi everyday from 10\/11\/2025 to 30\/11\/2025.<\/p>\n<p>In the return direction, Train No. 02363 Patna-Ranchi Special will leave Patna everyday from 10\/11\/2025 to 30\/11\/2025.<\/p>\n<p>This special train will have three AC Chair Car and sixteen General Chair Car coaches and will run as per the existing timings of 12366 \/ 12365 Ranchi-Patna-Ranchi Express.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what I found for the <strong>Special Train<\/strong> services operating between <strong>Ranchi Junction (RNC)<\/strong> and <strong>Patna Junction (PNBE)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Ranchi \u2192 Patna (Special Trains)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>08255 \u2013 Ranchi to Patna One\u2011Trip SF Festival Special<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Departure:<\/strong> ~11:45\u202fPM (Ranchi)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival:<\/strong> ~08:00\u202fAM next day (Patna)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration:<\/strong> ~8\u202fh\u202f15\u202fmin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distance:<\/strong> ~251\u202fkm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Halts:<\/strong> ~6 (including Gomoh, Koderma, Gaya, Jehanabad)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes:<\/strong> 2S, SL, 3A, 2A<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency:<\/strong> Daily (runs all days M\u2011S)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>08624 \u2013 Ranchi to Patna Special<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Distance:<\/strong> ~408\u202fkm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Average Speed:<\/strong> ~52\u202fkm\/h<\/li>\n<li><strong>Journey Time:<\/strong> between ~8\u202fh\u202f\u2013\u202f10\u202fh depending on stop patterns<\/li>\n<li>Exact departure and arrival times not standardized, requires real\u2011time confirmation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Patna \u2192 Ranchi (Return Specials)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>08256 \u2013 Patna to Ranchi One\u2011Trip SF Festival Special<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Departure:<\/strong> ~09:00\u202fAM (Patna)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival:<\/strong> ~05:25\u202fPM same day (Ranchi)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration:<\/strong> ~8\u202fh\u202f24\u202fmin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distance:<\/strong> ~251\u202fkm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Halts:<\/strong> ~7 (includes Jehanabad, Gaya, Koderma, Gomoh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes:<\/strong> 2S, SL, 3A, 2A<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency:<\/strong> Daily<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Comparison Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Direction<\/th>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Depart Time<\/th>\n<th>Arrive Time<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Distance<\/th>\n<th>Classes<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Ranchi \u2192 Patna<\/td>\n<td>08255<\/td>\n<td>~11:45\u202fPM<\/td>\n<td>~08:00\u202fAM (+1)<\/td>\n<td>~8\u202fh\u202f15\u202fmin<\/td>\n<td>~251\u202fkm<\/td>\n<td>SL, 2S, 3A, 2A<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Patna \u2192 Ranchi<\/td>\n<td>08256<\/td>\n<td>~09:00\u202fAM<\/td>\n<td>~05:25\u202fPM<\/td>\n<td>~8\u202fh\u202f24\u202fmin<\/td>\n<td>~251\u202fkm<\/td>\n<td>SL, 2S, 3A, 2A<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Notes on Special Fare Trains<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delays are common.<\/strong> These are low\u2011priority, temporary services that often face overtaking by regular trains and freight. Delays of <strong>5\u201310 hours or more<\/strong> are frequently reported<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limited amenities:<\/strong> Coaches may be older; no pantry service on board.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No compensation offered<\/strong> unless delay exceeds thresholds and a TDR is filed (often no compensation for &lt;3 hours delay)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Booking caution:<\/strong> Since rakes are COV\u2011reserved, availability may fluctuate and composition may change shortly before departure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Summary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ranchi \u2192 Patna Special:<\/strong> Train <strong>08255<\/strong>, departs ~23:45\u202fhrs, arrives ~08:00\u202fAM.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patna \u2192 Ranchi Special:<\/strong> Train <strong>08256<\/strong>, departs ~09:00\u202fAM, arrives ~17:25\u202fhrs.<\/li>\n<li>Both services cover ~251\u202fkm in approximately 8\u00bc hours, run daily, and offer multiple classes including AC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expect unpredictable timetables and frequent delays<\/strong> \u2014 caution advised if you have connecting travel plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like me to retrieve <strong>today\u2019s real\u2011time running status<\/strong> or schedule for a specific date? Just let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train Ranchi to Patna | Special train Patna to Ranchi Special train between Ranchi-Patna (Train No. 02364 \/ Train No. 02363) time table, route, frequency and fare Train No. 02364 \/ Train No. 02363 Ranchi-Patna-Ranchi Special Train No. 02364 Ranchi-Patna Special will run from Ranchi everyday from 10\/11\/2025 to 30\/11\/2025. In the return direction, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,194,196,68,19],"tags":[178,190,179,191,193,195,197,67,20],"class_list":["post-1545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diwali-special-trains","category-festivals-special-trains","category-puja-special-trains","category-south-eastern-railway","category-special-trains","tag-chhat-festival-special-train","tag-chhat-festival-special-trains","tag-chhat-puja-special-train","tag-chhat-special-trains","tag-diwali-special-trains","tag-festivals-special-trains","tag-puja-special-trains","tag-south-eastern-railway","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}