PM to flag off Vande Bharat Exp at Puri, lay foundation stone of various rail projects in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express and lay foundation stone of various railway projects in Odisha tomorrow in virtual mode.
As per official sources, the PM will flag off the train at the Puri Railway Station through videoconferencing from New Delhi, lay foundation stone for redevelopment work of Puri and Cuttack railway stations, inaugurate Bichhupalli-Jhartarbha railway line, dedicate to the nation Sambalpur-Titlagarh doubling, Angul-Sukinda new line, Rourkela-Jharsuguda & Manoharpur-Bondamunda third line and 100% electrification in the state.
Odisha Governer Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be present at Puri Railway Station during the flagging off ceremony.
Puri MP Pinaki Mishra and Puri MLA Jayanta Kumar Sarangi will also grace the occasion.
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.
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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