Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express to run in Odisha from today; Know ticket price, time table, stoppages
Bhubaneswar: The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express will be flagged off at the Puri Railway Station by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at around 12:30 PM via video conferencing.
The semi high speed train having 16 coaches will run six days a week (except Thursday).
It will have stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road between Howrah and Puri. The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express will have a halt of two minutes at these stations.
Tickets are available for booking on IRCTC’s website www.irctc.co.in for May 20 onwards.
Ticket Price
- Howrah to Puri (AC Chair Car): Rs 1265 including catering charge of Rs 162.
- Howrah to Puri (Executive Chair Car): Rs 2420 including catering charge of Rs 195.
If a passenger opts for ‘No Food’ option, the catering charge will not be added to the fare.
The ticket price for travelling from Bhubaneswar to Puri in the Vande Bharat Express train has been fixed at Rs 455 (including catering charge of Rs 55) for AC Chair Car and Rs 840 (including catering charge of Rs 55) for Executive Chair Car.
As per schedule, the train will leave Howrah at 6.10 AM and reach Puri at 12.35 PM.
In return direction, it will depart from Puri at 1.50 PM and arrive at Howrah at 8.30 PM.
It will be the first Vande Bharat Express to run in Odisha.
Timings:
Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express (22895)
| S.N. | Station Code | Station Name | Route Number | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Halt Time(In minutes) | Distance | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HWH | HOWRAH JN | 1 | — | 06:10 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | KGP | KHARAGPUR JN | 1 | 07:40 | 07:42 | 02:00 | 116 | 1 |
| 3 | BLS | BALASORE | 1 | 09:03 | 09:05 | 02:00 | 234 | 1 |
| 4 | BHC | BHADRAK | 1 | 09:40 | 09:42 | 02:00 | 296 | 1 |
| 5 | JJKR | JAJPUR K ROAD | 1 | 10:07 | 10:09 | 02:00 | 340 | 1 |
| 6 | CTC | CUTTACK | 1 | 10:50 | 10:52 | 02:00 | 412 | 1 |
| 7 | BBS | BHUBANESWAR | 1 | 11:20 | 11:24 | 04:00 | 439 | 1 |
| 8 | KUR | KHURDA ROAD JN | 1 | 11:42 | 11:44 | 02:00 | 458 | 1 |
| 9 | PURI | PURI | 1 | 12:35 | — | — | 502 | 1 |
Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express (22896)
| S.N. | Station Code | Station Name | Route Number | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Halt Time(In minutes) | Distance | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURI | PURI | 1 | — | 13:50 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | KUR | KHURDA ROAD JN | 1 | 14:23 | 14:25 | 02:00 | 44 | 1 |
| 3 | BBS | BHUBANESWAR | 1 | 14:45 | 14:49 | 04:00 | 63 | 1 |
| 4 | CTC | CUTTACK | 1 | 15:15 | 15:17 | 02:00 | 91 | 1 |
| 5 | JJKR | JAJPUR K ROAD | 1 | 16:03 | 16:05 | 02:00 | 163 | 1 |
| 6 | BHC | BHADRAK | 1 | 16:33 | 16:35 | 02:00 | 206 | 1 |
| 7 | BLS | BALASORE | 1 | 17:13 | 17:15 | 02:00 | 268 | 1 |
| 8 | KGP | KHARAGPUR JN | 1 | 18:42 | 18:44 | 02:00 | 387 | 1 |
| 9 | HWH | HOWRAH JN | 1 | 20:30 | — | — | 502 | 1 |
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