Today, the PM will inaugurate Odisha’s first Vande Bharat. rates, schedule

On Thursday at around 1:00 p.m., Prime Minister Narendra Modi will use video conferencing to officially start the first Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat train for Odisha and the second for West Bengal. Ashwini Vaishnaw, the minister of the railways, will also be there.

The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express is explained in detail below:

1. In comparison to the existing Shatabdi Express, which needs 7 hours and 35 minutes to travel the same 500 kilometres, the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat train will complete the journey in about 6 hours and 30 minutes.
2. According to PTI, the 16-coach train will stop at places including as Kharagpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Khurda.
3. Except for Thursdays, the Vande Bharat Express will run six days per week. It will leave Howrah at 6:10 in the morning and arrive in Puri at 12:35. It will depart Puri in the opposite way at 1:50 and reach Howrah at 8:30.
4. According to rumours, the fare for the chair car will be $1,590 (including $308 for catering) and the executive class fare would be $2,815 (including $369 for catering).
5. The train is likely to become a huge hit with passengers because Puri is a highly well-liked vacation spot for visitors from West Bengal and the area because it is both a beach resort town and a major destination for pilgrims.

In the meantime, PM Modi will also lay the cornerstone for multiple railway projects in Odisha worth more than 8,000 crores, including the renovation of Puri and Cuttack railway stations. According to PTI, he will also dedicate himself to completely electrifying the rail system in Odisha, which will assist lower operating and maintenance costs and lessen the state’s reliance on imported crude oil.