PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Sept 21: Keeping in view the festive season ahead, the second Vande Bharat Express for Odisha will be introduced to run between Puri–Rourkela–Puri.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Puri–Rourkela Vande Bharat Express on September 24, Sunday, along with some more Vande Bharat Express trains across the country.
Vande Bharat is India’s first indigenous semi-high-speed train and it aims to provide a totally new travel experience to the passengers.
Speed, Safety and Service are the hallmarks of this train. The Vande Bharat Express offers the most comfortable journey with superior world–class features.
Connecting some major cities of Odisha like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Sambalpur, this train will greatly benefit the pilgrims, traders, students and tourists with a reduced travel time between Puri and Rourkela.
20836/20835 Puri–Rourkela–Puri Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week, except Saturdays.
20836 Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express will depart Puri at 5 am and will reach Rourkela at 12.45 pm the same day.
In the opposite direction, 20835 Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express will depart Rourkela at 2.10 pm and will reach Puri at 9.40 pm the same day.
The train will have stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur City and Jharsuguda en route.
The train will cater to South Eastern Railway’s Chakradharpur division as Rourkela and Jharsuguda falls in that railway division.
