From the reservation chart for 02023 HWH PNBE SPL, 1260 berths are vacant between BAKHTIYARPUR JN and PATNA JN, spread across 21 coaches. Each berth below shows how far along the route it stays empty.
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BAKHTIYARPUR JN → PATNA JN 02023 · HWH PNBE SPL
1260 vacant berths
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102 vacant berths
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102 vacant berths
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102 vacant berths
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102 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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101 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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101 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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101 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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101 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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56 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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55 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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47 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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44 vacant berths
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Longest vacant journey
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37 vacant berths
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36 vacant berths
DL1
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31 vacant berths
D8
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30 vacant berths
D4
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27 vacant berths
C1
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25 vacant berths
C3
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24 vacant berths
C2
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21 vacant berths
D1
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15 vacant berths
Vacancy information is based on the reservation chart. Vacant berths may be allocated later. Occupy a berth only if permitted by the TTE or under applicable railway rules.
No temporary vacant berths are currently available.
Vacancies may appear after upcoming stations or if the TTE allocates released berths.
Which classes empty out on 02023 HWH PNBE SPL
Vacancy by travel class on 6 Sep 2026, BAKHTIYARPUR JN to PATNA JN.
A train's class mix is a property of the train, so this is the shape you can expect to
see again — the counts, of course, move run to run.
Second Sitting1190
AC Chair Car70
How far the vacant berths actually last
A berth booked from an intermediate station is empty until someone boards.
This is the difference between a berth you could hold to your destination and one that
frees up for two stops.
Vacant the entire journey1238
Vacant for about half the route22
Other runs we hold
Measured over the full route, so these stay comparable with each other
whatever you have selected above. Raw chart data is kept for the last few runs only, so
this is a short window rather than a season.
Sun, 30 Aug 2026
1070
21 coaches with vacancy
Sun, 23 Aug 2026
1348
21 coaches with vacancy
Rake of 02023 HWH PNBE SPL
Coach order as recorded from the chart, front of the train first.
02023 HWH PNBE SPL is made up of AC Chair Car and Second Sitting coaches. Only these classes can ever show a vacancy here, and a berth that is free in one of them tells you nothing about the others — each class is charted separately.
This is a seated train, so what frees up is a seat rather than a berth, and there are no cabins or coupes to fall vacant together. Position matters less than on a sleeper: what counts is how far along the route the seat stays empty.
Why a berth on 02023 HWH PNBE SPL can be free for only part of the way
02023 HWH PNBE SPL calls at 14 stations between HOWRAH JN and PATNA JN. Every one of them is a point at which somebody boards or gets down, so a berth booked only as far as an intermediate station reads as vacant for the rest of the run. That is why each berth below shows how far it stays empty rather than a plain vacant-or-booked flag, and why setting your own boarding and deboarding stations changes what you see.
Using the coach order of 02023 HWH PNBE SPL
The coach order for 02023 HWH PNBE SPL is listed above as we last recorded it from a chart. Reading it alongside the vacant berths tells you where on the platform to stand — useful when a berth frees up only from a station partway along and you have to find it after boarding.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about vacant berths and chart preparation.
02023 HWH PNBE SPL is composed of AC Chair Car and Second Sitting. A vacancy can only appear in a class the train actually carries, and each class is charted on its own, so a free seat in one says nothing about availability in another.
A berth is often booked for just one leg. With 14 intermediate stations on this route, a passenger may occupy it from partway along, leaving it empty until then. Set your boarding and deboarding stations above and the list narrows to berths free across your stretch.
It can. Railways alter rakes, and the order shown here is what we recorded the last time we read a prepared chart for this train. Treat it as a strong guide rather than a guarantee, and check the coach indicator boards at the station.
No. A vacant berth is simply an empty berth in the chart. Occupy a berth only if the TTE allocates it to you or if it is permitted under railway rules. This page only shows information; it does not assign or reserve any berth.
No. This is a free independent tool that reads the publicly available reservation chart and presents it more clearly. It does not book, reserve or allocate berths, and it is not affiliated with Indian Railways or IRCTC.
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Quick guide
Entire journey
Green berths stay vacant end-to-end — the most useful seats.
Partly vacant
Yellow / orange / red berths empty only up to a certain station.
Complete cabin / coupe
All berths of a bay or coupe are free — ideal for families.
Seat-switching plan
Travel end-to-end by changing berths when none is free the whole way.
When is the chart prepared?
Vacant berths only appear once the chart is out. See exactly when that happens for 02023.