ramgarh the premier semi highspeed vande bharat express between ranchi and patna via barkakana junction got overwhelming response from passengers as 100 seat occupancy was recorded in ac chair car cc and executive class ec from both ends in the first week of its commercial operation beginning june 28 the highest seat occupancy goes up to 127 from ranchi to patna and 125 from patna to ranchi after its formal inaugurationchief public relation officer ecr birendra kumar said seat occupancy from both ends had gone up to above 100 in first week of its formal inauguration as passenger made vande bharat their choice of travel between capital cities of two states despite nonfestive rainy season currently nearly 70 seat occupancy was recorded from both ends as no seat are available in executive class till july16the popular train between patna and ranchi has a total of 530 seats including 478 ac cc and 52 ec with eight coaches all 52 ec seats have been booked from patna to ranchi and only one seat is available from ranchi to patna till july 16 as on july 12 evening kumar saidthe executive class in vande bharat express got positive response from passengers with above 100 occupancy while ac chair car seat occupancy in second week of its commercial operation has been recorded nearly 70 an official addedvande bharat express is the only express train that runs between ranchi to koderma via barkakana with stops at mesra barkakana hazaribag and koderma in jharkhand the 202kmlong ranchikoderma via barkakana rail route passes through 27km difficult terrain from sidhwar ramgarh to sanki ranchi which passes through four tunnels and railway bridges connecting hills