Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express May Start by September End, Check Schedule

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to have its second Vande Bharat Express connecting Puri and Rourkela by the end of September. As per reports, a Vande Bharat Express with eight coaches reached Sakhigopal station on Friday.

According to railway sources, the trial run of the semi high-speed train will be conducted in the second week of September. During the trial run, the train is expected to move at an average speed of 63.33 km-65.16 kmph.

The date of inauguration of its regular running has not been fixed yet.

As per the trial run schedule, 20836 Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express will leave Puri Railway Station at 5 am and reach Khurda Road Railway Station at 5.42 am. It will reach at Bhubaneswar station at 6.04 am and at 6.34 am at Cuttack Railway Station. Its Dhenkanal time is 7.24 am, Angul at 8.14 am, Sambalpur City at 10.18 am, Jharsuguda at 11.23 am, and Rourkela at 12.45 pm.

During return journey, the Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express will start from Rourkela at 2.10 pm to reach Jharsuguda at 3.23 pm, Sambalpur City at 4.03 pm, Angul at 6.14 pm, Dhenkanal at 6.54 pm, Cuttack at 7.42 pm, Bhubaneswar at 8.15 pm, Khurda Road at 8.37 pm and Puri at 9.40 pm.

The train will run six days a week except Saturday. It will cover a 505-km-long distance between Puri and Rourkela in 7.45 hours.