Puri-Vizag Vande Bharat to be flagged off soon; check details

Priya Ranjan Swain Published On : Mar 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways has given its approval for introduction of a Vande Bharat train between Puri in Odisha and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

The Vande Bharat train will run six days (except Saturday) in a week, said the Ministry of Railways today.

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The train will leave Puri station at 5.15 am and reach Visakhapatnam at 11.30 am. On its return journey, the Vande Bharat train will leave Visakhapatnam at 3.40 pm and arrive at Puri station at 9.55 pm, it added.

The train will make stoppages at Khurda Road and Berhampur in Odisha and at Palasa, Srikakulam Road and Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh, said the ministry.

The rakes of the new Vande Bharat train will be saffron-grey in colour. A trial run of the train was conducted on March 8 (yesterday), sources said.

As per media reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat train between Puri and Vizag through videoconference on March 12 (Tuesday).

This will be the third Vande Bharat train for Odisha. At present, the state has two Vande Bharat trains—one from Puri to Rourkela and another from Puri to Howrah.