Bengal was announced to receive two additional Vande Bharat Express trains as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to virtually inaugurate nine of these trains. According to railway officials, the new train sets for the Patna-Howrah and Ranchi-Howrah routes would incorporate 25 additional features.

It was noted that the Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat via Tatanagar would make stops at Muri, Purulia, Chandil, and Kharagpur. Similarly, the Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat was planned to halt at Asansol and Jasidih.