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Puri - Visakhapatnam Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleOdisha and Andhra Pradesh
First service12 March 2024; 8 months ago (12 March 2024) (Inaugural) (TBC)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railways (ECoR)
Route
TerminiPuri (PURI)
Visakhapatnam Junction (VSKP)
Stops5
Distance travelled469 km (291 mi)
Average journey time06 hrs 15 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number(s)20841 / 20842
Line(s) used(TBC)
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
(TBC)
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering (TBC)
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

The 20841/20842 Puri - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express is India's upcoming Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the coastal city of Odisha, Puri with the metropolitan state capital Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. [1] This express train will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing on March 12 2024.

Overview

This train will be operated by Indian Railways, connecting Puri and Visakhapatnam Jn. It will be operated with train numbers 20841/20842 on 6 days a week basis. [2][3][4]

Rakes

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

Service

The 20841/20842 Puri – Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 469 km (291 mi) in a travel time of 06 hrs 15 mins with average speed of 75 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ^ Except Saturdays

See also

References

  1. ^ "Two Vande Bharat trains to Puri and Secunderabad from March 12". The Times of India. 9 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Vizag-Puri Vande Bharat train from March 12". The Times of India. 9 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ Vizag, Team Yo! (9 March 2024). "Two new Vande Bharat trains from Visakhapatnam get green light". Vizag. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Puri-Vizag Vande Bharat Express to be Flagged Off by PM Modi - Odisha Bhaskar English". 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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