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The 22895/22896 '''Howrah - Puri ''Vande Bharat Express''''' is India's 16<sup>th</sup> [[Vande Bharat Express]] train, connecting the states of [[West Bengal]] and [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-26 |title=Odisha’s first Vande Bharat Express train to hit tracks in May |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odishas-first-vande-bharat-exp-to-hit-tracks-in-may/articleshow/99793950.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-04-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Statesman News |date=2023-04-27 |title=State to receive 2nd Vande Bharat train |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/state-to-receive-2nd-vande-bharat-train-1503175915.html |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dash |first=Mrunal Manmay |title=Vande Bharat Express train likely in Odisha from May |url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/vande-bharat-express-train-likely-in-odisha-from-may-202747 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Vande Bharat Express train likely in Odisha from May |language=en}}</ref> It is the [[West Bengal]]'s second and [[Odisha]]'s first semi-high speed Vande Bharat express train. It is scheduled to be inaugurated on 18 May 2023 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=PM Modi flags off first Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-modi-flags-off-first-puri-howrah-vande-bharat-express-8616174/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=PM Narendra Modi may visit Odisha to flag off Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express {{!}} Sambad English |url=https://sambadenglish.com/pm-narendra-modi-may-visit-odisha-to-flag-off-howrah-puri-vande-bharat-express/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>.'''
The 22895/22896 '''Howrah - Puri ''Vande Bharat Express''''' is India's 16th [[Vande Bharat Express]] train, connecting the Capital of [[West Bengal]] with the Land of [[Sri Jagannath]] in [[Odisha]] via [[Kharagpur]], [[Balasore]], [[Cuttack]] & [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2023 |title=Odisha's first Vande Bharat Express train to hit tracks in May |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odishas-first-vande-bharat-exp-to-hit-tracks-in-may/articleshow/99793950.cms?from=mdr |access-date=27 April 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Statesman News |date=27 April 2023 |title=State to receive 2nd Vande Bharat train |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/state-to-receive-2nd-vande-bharat-train-1503175915.html |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dash |first=Mrunal Manmay |title=Vande Bharat Express train likely in Odisha from May |url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/vande-bharat-express-train-likely-in-odisha-from-may-202747 |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Vande Bharat Express train likely in Odisha from May |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-17 |title=Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express train: Know booking process, fare, route and other details |url=https://www.news9live.com/utility/howrah-puri-vande-bharat-express-train-know-booking-process-fare-route-and-other-details-2143642 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref> It is the [[West Bengal]]'s second and [[Odisha]]'s first semi-high speed Vande Bharat express train. It was inaugurated on 18 May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2023 |title=PM Modi flags off first Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vande-bharat-odisha-howrah-puri-pm-modi-to-flag-off-fare-route-timing-details-2380729-2023-05-18 |website=India today |language=en}}</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
This train is operated by [[Indian Railways]], connecting [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Jn]], [[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur Jn]], [[Balasore railway station|Balasore]], [[Bhadrak railway station|Bhadrak]], [[Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station|Jajpur Keonjhar Road]], [[Cuttack Junction railway station|Cuttack Jn]], [[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar]], [[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda Road Jn]] and [[Puri railway station|Puri]]. It will be operated with train numbers 22895/22896 on 6 days a week basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=West Bengal to Get Second Vande Bharat Express on Howrah-Puri Route |url=https://www.news18.com/india/west-bengal-to-get-second-vande-bharat-express-on-howrah-puri-route-7666429.html |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=South Eastern Railway |url=https://ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,423&dcd=6857&did=16842458999968F06D1330613ABF7BB7B59742DE83EB0 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=ser.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref>
This train is operated by [[Indian Railways]], connecting [[Howrah railway station|Howrah Jn]], [[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur Jn]], [[Balasore railway station|Balasore]], [[Bhadrak railway station|Bhadrak]], [[Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station|Jajpur Keonjhar Road]], [[Cuttack Junction railway station|Cuttack Jn]], [[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar]], [[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda Road Jn]] and [[Puri railway station|Puri]]. It is operated with train numbers 22895/22896 on 6 days a week basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2023 |title=West Bengal to Get Second Vande Bharat Express on Howrah-Puri Route |url=https://www.news18.com/india/west-bengal-to-get-second-vande-bharat-express-on-howrah-puri-route-7666429.html |access-date=28 April 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=South Eastern Railway |url=https://ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,423&dcd=6857&did=16842458999968F06D1330613ABF7BB7B59742DE83EB0 |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=ser.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref>


== Rakes ==
== Rakes ==
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at laying the foundation stone of railway projects in Odisha via video conferencing on May 18, 2023.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] inaugurating Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express by flagging off on 18 May 2023.]]
It is the fourteenth [[Vande Bharat Express#Vande Bharat 2.0 (VB2)|2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train]] and was designed and manufactured by the [[Integral Coach Factory|Integral Coach Factory (ICF)]] at [[Perambur]], [[Chennai]] under the [[Make in India]] initiative.
It is the fourteenth [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation|2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train]] and was designed and manufactured by the [[Integral Coach Factory|Integral Coach Factory (ICF)]] at [[Perambur]], [[Chennai]] under the [[Make in India]] initiative.

== Coach composition ==
The 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express has 14 AC Chair Car and 2 Executive Chair Cars coaches. The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.{{citation needed|date= April 2023}}
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! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |2
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |3
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |4
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |5
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |6
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |7
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |8
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |9
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |10
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |11
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |12
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |13
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |14
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |15
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |16
|-
|'''22895'''
| colspan="16" rowspan="2" |{{Center|'''''(TBC after commercial run)'''''}}
|-
|'''22896'''
|}


== Service ==
== Service ==
The 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express operates '''6 days''' a week, covering a distance of {{convert|500|km|0|abbr=on}} in a travel time of 06 hrs 20 mins with average speed of {{cvt|78|km/h|0|abbr=on}} (Avg.). {{cvt|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given will be confirmed after commercial run. {{notelist}}
The 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of {{Cvt|500|km}} in a travel time of 6 hrs 20 mins with an average speed of {{Cvt|78|km/h}}. The Maximum Permissible Speed is {{Cvt|130|km/h}}.


== Schedule ==
== Incidents ==
On 21 May 2023, suddenly a tree branch fell on the windshield of the driver cab of the train, near [[Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station|Jajpur Keonjhar Road]], on the bridge near Baitarani river in [[Odisha]] during a thunderstorm. The train was immediately stopped, and the train was then taken to Howrah with a diesel engine ([[WDP-4D]]). After the accident the nose of the train was severely damaged which was removed at the spot. This caused its delay of 5 hours and 38 minutes, and its journey was cancelled on 22 May 2023. For repairing purposes, it was taken to [[Santragachi Junction]] in turn of taken to [[Howrah Junction]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eisamay.com/nation/tour-blogger-saikat-banerjee-shares-his-experience-who-got-stuck-in-puri-howrah-vande-bharat-express/articleshow/100399552.cms|title=Puri Howrah Vande Bharat : 'হঠাৎ বিকট একটা আওয়াজ তারপর...', হাওড়া-পুরী বন্দে ভারতের ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা শোনালেন সৈকত|date=21 May 2023|work=[[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra]]}}</ref>
The schedule of this 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express train is given below <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=PM Modi Flags Off Odisha's First Vande Bharat Express On Puri-Howrah Route: Check Fare, Timings - Bharat Times English News |url=https://eng.bharattimes.co.in/pm-modi-flags-off-odishas-first-vande-bharat-express-on-puri-howrah-route-check-fare-timings/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>:-
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="65%"
! colspan="5" style="background:#28457D;" align="center" |<span style="color:WHITE;">''HWH - PURI - HWH Vande Bharat Express''</span>
|+
! colspan="2" |22895
! rowspan="2" |Stations
! colspan="2" |22896
|-
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|-
|'''----'''
|06:10
|[[Howrah railway station|Howrah Junction]]
|20:30
|'''----'''
|-
|07:40
|07:42
|[[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur Junction]]
|18:42
|18:44
|-
|09:03
|09:05
|[[Balasore railway station|Balasore]]
|17:13
|17:15
|-
|09:40
|09:42
|[[Bhadrak railway station|Bhadrak]]
|16:33
|16:35
|-
|10:07
|10:09
|[[Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station|Jajpur Keonjhar Road]]
|16:03
|16:05
|-
|10:50
|10:52
|[[Cuttack Junction railway station|Cuttack Junction]]
|15:15
|15:17
|-
|11:20
|11:24
|[[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar]]
|14:45
|14:49
|-
|11:42
|11:44
|[[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda Road Junction]]
|14:23
|14:25
|-
|12:35
|'''----'''
|[[Puri railway station|Puri]]
|'''----'''
|13:50
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==

* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
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* [[Howrah railway station]]
* [[Howrah railway station]]
* [[Puri railway station]]
* [[Puri railway station]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 17:02, 10 October 2024

Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleWest Bengal and Odisha
First service18 May 2023 (18 May 2023) (Inaugural run)
20 May 2023; 19 months ago (20 May 2023) (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railways (SER)
Route
TerminiHowrah Junction (HWH)
Puri (PURI)
Stops7
Distance travelled500 km (311 mi)
Average journey time06 hrs 20 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number(s)22895 / 22896
Line(s) usedHowrah–Kharagpur line
Kharagpur–Puri line
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockVande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed78 km/h (48 mph) (Avg.)
Average length384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceSantragachi Jn (SRC)

The 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express is India's 16th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Capital of West Bengal with the Land of Sri Jagannath in Odisha via Kharagpur, Balasore, Cuttack & Bhubaneswar.[1][2][3][4] It is the West Bengal's second and Odisha's first semi-high speed Vande Bharat express train. It was inaugurated on 18 May 2023.[5]

Overview

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This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Howrah Jn, Kharagpur Jn, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack Jn, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Jn and Puri. It is operated with train numbers 22895/22896 on 6 days a week basis.[6][7]

Rakes

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express by flagging off on 18 May 2023.

It is the fourteenth 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.

Service

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The 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 500 km (310 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 20 mins with an average speed of 78 km/h (48 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

Incidents

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On 21 May 2023, suddenly a tree branch fell on the windshield of the driver cab of the train, near Jajpur Keonjhar Road, on the bridge near Baitarani river in Odisha during a thunderstorm. The train was immediately stopped, and the train was then taken to Howrah with a diesel engine (WDP-4D). After the accident the nose of the train was severely damaged which was removed at the spot. This caused its delay of 5 hours and 38 minutes, and its journey was cancelled on 22 May 2023. For repairing purposes, it was taken to Santragachi Junction in turn of taken to Howrah Junction[8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Except Thursdays

References

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  1. ^ "Odisha's first Vande Bharat Express train to hit tracks in May". The Times of India. 26 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ Service, Statesman News (27 April 2023). "State to receive 2nd Vande Bharat train". The Statesman. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ^ Dash, Mrunal Manmay. "Vande Bharat Express train likely in Odisha from May". Vande Bharat Express train likely in Odisha from May. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express train: Know booking process, fare, route and other details". News9live. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ "PM Modi flags off first Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express". India today. 18 May 2023.
  6. ^ "West Bengal to Get Second Vande Bharat Express on Howrah-Puri Route". News18. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. ^ "South Eastern Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Puri Howrah Vande Bharat : 'হঠাৎ বিকট একটা আওয়াজ তারপর...', হাওড়া-পুরী বন্দে ভারতের ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা শোনালেন সৈকত". Ei Samay Sangbadpatra. 21 May 2023.


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