Transport Services in Ranchi

Ranchi is well connected with neighbouring cities and towns by road, railways and even by air as it is the capital of Jharkhand. The development and infrastructural improvement of Ranchi has been going on since the new state of Jharkhand was formed on 15th November,2000.

Being an industrial town, goods and minerals are transported to and from various cities. Finished products are marketed well for increased profits.

Ranchi comes under South-Eastern Railways. The entire railway-route length in Jharkhand is 1,955 kms. Goods-handling facilities are  available from Ranchi station including some other stations. 

The Birsa Munda Airport is a  domestic airport  in Ranchi. Air services from Ranchi to important cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Patna etc. are available.

A new International terminal has been constructed in Ranchi which is spread over 19,676 sq. kms. of land.This new world-class terminal at Birsa Munda Airport was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Shri Ajit Singh in March, 2013. The present Ranchi Airport Director is Shri R.R.Kumar. The building at this terminal has been constructed at a cost of Rs.138 crores.There are two aero-bridges and six escalators and most of the equipment used here has been imported from China, Singapore and Germany.

  

There are 12 National Highways in the state.NH-33 and NH-23 pass by Ranchi. Three flyovers are coming up in Ranchi for smooth movement of traffic in the city. Most of the National Highways and other roads are being widened to 6 lanes or 8 lanes. 

The JTDC (Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation) has been bestowed the responsibility of running over 150 buses in the state capital, Ranchi, to help people commute comfortably. This is because buses are an important means of transport in Ranchi.

Flights to and from Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi:

A number of Airlines operate from this airport in Ranchi. This is the only airport in Jharkhand State. Another airport is in Sonari, Jamshedpur but it is mainly for chartered planes. MDLR, Paramount Airways, Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways are some of the Airlines operational here.

Direct Train from Ranchi to Pune:      

Train No.	Name of the Train	Departure	Arrival	Start Station	End Station
22846	HTE Pune Exp. (Operates on Mon, Fri)	8:00 PM	2:45 AM (day 3)	Hatia (HTE)	Pune Jn. (Pune)

  

Direct Trains from Ranchi to Kolkata:

Train No.	Name of the Train	Departure	Arrival	Start Station	End Station
12020	Shatabdi Express (Operates on all days)	1:45 PM	9:10 PM	Ranchi (RNC)	Howrah Jn. (HWH)
18628	RNC HWH INT EXP  (Operates on Mon, Tue, Sun)	5:45 AM	1:50 PM	Ranchi (RNC)	Howrah  Jn. (HWH)
18618	RNC HWH INT EXP. (Operates on Thu, Fri, Sat)	6:00 AM	2:20 PM	Ranchi (RNC)	HOWRAH JN (HWH)
18616	HTE RNC HWH EXP. (Operates on all 7 days)	9:40 PM	6:35 AM (day 2)	Ranchi (RNC)	Howrah Jn. (HWH)

         







          




        

 





Direct Trains from Ranchi to Mumbai:

Train No.	Name of the Train	Departure	Arrival	Start Station	End Station
12812	HTE LTT Super (Operates on Fri, Sat)	9:40 AM	1:35 PM (day 2)	Hatia (HTE)	Lokmanya Tilak T (LTT)
18609	RNC LTT Express (Operates on Wed.)	9:05 PM	12:05 PM (day 3)	Ranchi (RNC)	Lokmanya Tilak T (LTT)

        








 

         

Direct Trains from Ranchi to Bangalore:

Train No.	Name of the Train	Departure	Arrival	Start Station	End Station
12835	HTE YPR Express ( Operates on Tue, Sun)	6:20 PM	5:00 AM	Hatia (HTE)	Yesvantpur Jn. (YPR)
08635	HTE YPR Special (Operates  on Thu.)	10:00 PM	9:40 AM	Hatia (HTE)	Yesvantpur Jn. (YPR)

         





        


 Direct Trains from Ranchi to Delhi:

Train Number	Name of the Train	Departure	Arrival	Start Station	End Station
12439	RNC NDLS RAJ Express  (Operates on Wed, Sun)	5:55 PM	10:50 AM	Ranchi (RNC)	New  Delhi (NDLS)
12453	RNC NDLS RAJ EX (Operates on Sat.)	5:10 PM	10:50 AM	Ranchi (RNC)	New  Delhi (NDLS)
12877	RNC Garib Rath (Operates on Mon, Fri)	5:10 PM	10:50 AM	Ranchi (RNC)	New Delhi (NDLS)
12825	Jharkhand S Krant  (Operates on Mon, Thurs.)	11:40 PM	8:50 PM (day 2)	Ranchi (RNC)	New Delhi (NDLS)
12817	Jharkhand SJ Ex.  (Operates on Wed, Fri,Sun)	3:10 PM	1:50 PM (day2)	Ranchi (RNC)	Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
12873	Jharkhand S J E (Operates on Mon, Tue,Thu)	2:05 PM	1:50 PM (day 2)	Ranchi (RNC)	Aanad Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
18109	ROU MURI JAT EX (Operates on all 7 days)	3:35 PM	9:35 PM (day 2)	Ranchi (RNC)	9:35 PM (day 2)