Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the Ranchi-Varanasi-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express later on Tuesday, the South Eastern Railway said.

However, except on Thursday, the commercial or regular will commence on March 18.

The 20887 Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express will depart Ranchi at 05:10 hrs and reach Varanasi at 13:00 hrs the same day.

In the return direction, the 20888 Varanasi-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express will depart Varanasi at 16:05 hrs and reach Ranchi at 23:55 hrs the same day.

The train will have stoppages at Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Koderma, Gaya, Sasaram, and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay en route.

Modi will also virtually flag off the 13514/13513 Hatia-Asansol-Hatia Express on Tuesday. The regular run of the train will commence with effect on Wednesday from Hatia and on the following day from Asansol, except on Tuesdays and Fridays, respectively.

The Hatia-Asansol Express will depart Hatia at 15:00 hrs and reach Asansol at 23:40 hrs the same day. In the return direction, 13513 Asansol-Hatia Express will depart Asansol at 4:10 hrs and reach Hatia at 14:00 hrs the same day.

The train will have stoppages at Ranchi, Tatisilwai, Mesra, Barkakana, Hazaribagh Town, Barhi, Koderma, Maheshpur, Nawadih, Dhanwar, Jamua, New Giridih, Madhupur, Jamtara, and Chittaranjan en route.

(With UNI inputs)