Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday announced that the new Puri Rourkela Vande Bharat Express train would soon start between Puri and Rourkela via Cuttack.
The first Vande Bharat Express from Puri started on 25 May 2023. During the inauguration of the Puri Howrah Vande Bharat Express train inauguration Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has given a hint about Puri Rourkela Vande Bharat Express, which will be the second Vande Bharat Express from Puri.
Ashwini Vaishnaw has also announced about Vande Metro trains between Cuttack and Puri, which will run via Bhubaneswar. Vande Metro trains are currently under production. The Vande Metro trains will run a short distance, like 50 to 100 km range. He also said that Vande Metro trains will be ready in January or February next year. Odisha government has demanded the running of the Vande Bharat Express train in two more routes Puri-Rourkela and Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad.
Puri Rourkela Vande Bharat Express Route
Puri – Rourkela Vande Bharat Express route will cut the travel time between Puri to Rourkela to 8 hours. Currently, the Intercity Express between Puri and Rourkela take around 16 hours. The fastest train between Puri and Rourkela Tapaswini Express takes 11 hours. The Puri Rourkela Vande Bharat Express will only take 6 hours to complete the distance of 525 km between Puri and Rourkela.
Puri Rourkela Vande Bharat Express Stop
During the covering of the distance of 525 km between Puri and Rourkela, the new Puri Rourkela Vande Bharat Express will stop at Kudra Road Junction, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Junction, Angul, Talcher, Sambalpur Junction and Jharsuguda Junction between Puri and Rourkela.
Puri Rourkela Vande Bharat Express Timing
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced the Rourkela Puri Vande Bharat Express but confirmed the date of start and timing of the train. According to the sources Puri – Rourkela Vande Bharat Express will start its journey from Puri station at 6:30 am and will reach Rourkela at 12:30 pm. After stopping at Rourkela for 1 hour and 30 minutes, it leaves at 2 pm and reaches Puri at 8 pm.
Puri Rourkela Vande Bharat Express Fare
Puri – Rourkela Vande Bharat Express ticket price will be 1215 rupees for a single journey in the AC Chair Car class, including the catering charges and 2405 rupees for Executive Chair Car (EC), including the catering charges.
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