West Bengal will be getting its second Vande Bharat train which is scheduled to be inaugurated on May 18. The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express will arrive at Howrah after the inauguration.
It will also be the first Vande Bharat train for Odisha. The train will be operated under the southeastern division of the railways.
According to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the Vande Bharat Express.
Between Howrah and Puri, the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express will have six stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road. It will have a halt of two minutes at these stations.
The train will leave Howrah at 6.10 am and reach Puri at 12.35 pm. In its return journey, the train will depart from Puri at 1.50 pm and reach Howrah at 8.30 pm.
