Vande Bharat Express to operate in Odisha from May!
Vande Bharat Express in Odisha; train to operate on Puri-Howrah route soon probably from next month say reports.
Bhubaneswar: Vande Bharat Express may start operating in Odisha from next month in the Puri-Howrah route, said reliable reports.
The Indian Railways is all set to conduct a trial run soon in the Puri-Howrah route, according to sources. A secondary maintenance unit is likely to be set up either in Puri or Bhubaneswar, said reports.
Reports say that, an empty coach of the Vande Bharat Express passed through Bhubaneswar on Wednesday leading to public excitement. A few pictures of the train were found in various social media platforms.
The train will undergo maintenance at Santragachi station in West Bengal before its trial run from Howrah to Puri, said railway sources.
However the details relating to the date of the inaugural run, ticket prices, schedule of the train is yet to be finalized said sources.
Vande Bharat Express is fully manufactured in India and is India’s first semi-high-speed train. It started its first journey in India from New Delhi to Varanasi. Vande Bharat Express has several unique features like bio-vacuum toilets, full Wi-Fi onboard, fully automatic doors, advanced GPS based systems, the trains also boast of disabled friendly zones. The ticket of the trains include the price of two meals onboard the express.
On April 25, 2023 Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Kerala’s first Vande Bharat train between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod from the Central Station.
Ms Kalinga