Puri–Rourkela Vande Bharat Express

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Puri - Rourkela Junction
*Vande Bharat Express*
Puri - Rourkela Junction; Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Odisha
First service	24 September 2023 (Inaugural run); 25 September 2023; 7 months ago (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railways (ECoR)
Route
Termini	Puri (PURI); Rourkela Junction (ROU)
Stops	9
Distance travelled	505 km (314 mi)
Average journey time	07hrs 45mins
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number(s)	20836 / 20835
Line(s) used	Tatanagar-Bilaspur line (Rourkela-Jharsuguda); Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line (till Dhenkanal); Cuttack–Sambalpur line; Kharagpur-Puri line (from Cuttack Jn)
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi; Infotainment System; Electric outlets; Reading light; Seat Pockets; Bottle Holder; Tray Table;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	67 km/h (42 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Puri (PURI)
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The 20836/20835 Puri - Rourkela Vande Bharat Express is India's 32nd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Puri and terminating at Rourkela city in Odisha. This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi. ^[1]^[2]

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This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Puri, Khurda Road Jn, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Jn, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda Jn and Rourkela Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20836/20835 on 6 days a week basis. ^[3]^[4]

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It is the thirtieth 2nd Generation and eighteenth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.^[5]

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The 20836/20835 Puri - Rourkela Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 506 km (314 mi) in a travel time of 7hrs 45mins with an average speed of 65 km/h (40 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

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^ Except Saturdays

References[edit]

^ "Vande Bharat express between Puri- Rourkela soon". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ "Puri Second Vande Bharat Will Connect These Cities". The Mithila Times. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ "Odisha: Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express by Sept 30; check trial run schedule". 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Vande Bharat Express Between Puri- Rourkela Likely By September 30 | Check Route, Fare And Other Details Here". www.india.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[1] Except Saturdays

[2] "Vande Bharat express between Puri- Rourkela soon". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[3] "Puri Second Vande Bharat Will Connect These Cities". The Mithila Times. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[4] "Odisha: Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express by Sept 30; check trial run schedule". 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[5] "Vande Bharat Express Between Puri- Rourkela Likely By September 30 | Check Route, Fare And Other Details Here". www.india.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[6] "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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v t e Vande Bharat Express
Central Railway	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon^ Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru^
East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.^ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.^ Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)^
East Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn. Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn.^ Bhubaneswar ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.^
Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn.
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn^ Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal^
Northeast Frontier Railway	New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati^ New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.^
Northern Railway	Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn.^ Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.^ New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal^ New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn. Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi SMVD Katra ⇔ New Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin ⇔ Khajuraho Jn.^
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn.^ Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)^ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.^
South Central Railway	Jalna ⇔ Mumbai CSMT^ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn.^ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.^
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.^
South Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.^ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.^
South Western Railway	KSR Bengaluru ⇔ Dharwad^ Mysuru Jn. ⇔ MGR Chennai Central^
Southern Railway	Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.^ Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment^ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Alappuzha)^ Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Kottayam) Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.^ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.^ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn. MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.^
West Central Railway	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa^
Western Railway	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.^ Ahmedabad ⇔ Okha^ Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central
^ indicates 8 coach trainset (standard: 16 coach trainset)

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