Howrah–Puri Vande Bharat Express

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] 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 [4].

Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express
This VB Express train standing at Bhadrak
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleWest Bengal and Odisha
First service18 May 2023 (18 May 2023) (Inaugural run)
20 May 2023 (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 [lower-alpha 1]
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)

Overview

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.[5][6]

Rakes

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.

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

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.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
22895 | C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 E1 E2 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 |
22896 | C14 C13 C12 C11 C10 C9 C8 E2 E1 C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 |

Service

The 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 500 km (311 mi) in a travel time of 06 hrs 20 mins with average speed of 78 km/h (48 mph). Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 130 km/h (81 mph).

  1. Except Thursdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express train is given below [7]:-

HWH - PURI - HWH Vande Bharat Express
22895 Stations 22896
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 06:10 Howrah Junction 20:30 ----
07:40 07:42 Kharagpur Junction 18:42 18:44
09:03 09:05 Balasore 17:13 17:15
09:40 09:42 Bhadrak 16:33 16:35
10:07 10:09 Jajpur Keonjhar Road 16:03 16:05
10:50 10:52 Cuttack Junction 15:15 15:17
11:20 11:24 Bhubaneswar 14:45 14:49
11:42 11:44 Khurda Road Junction 14:23 14:25
12:35 ---- Puri ---- 13:50

Incidents

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

References
  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. "PM Modi flags off first Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express". India today. 18 May 2023.
  5. "West Bengal to Get Second Vande Bharat Express on Howrah-Puri Route". News18. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. "South Eastern Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  7. "PM Modi Flags Off Odisha's First Vande Bharat Express On Puri-Howrah Route: Check Fare, Timings - Bharat Times English News". 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 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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