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Service type | Vande Bharat Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | West Bengal and Odisha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First service | 18 May 2023 20 May 2023 (Commercial run) | (Inaugural run)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railways (SER) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Puri (PURI) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stops | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 500 km (311 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average journey time | 06 hrs 20 mins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service frequency | Six days a week [a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train number(s) | 22895 / 22896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) used | Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On-board services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class(es) | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seating arrangements |
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Sleeping arrangements | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catering facilities | On-board catering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Observation facilities | Large windows in all coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entertainment facilities |
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Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other facilities | Kavach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | Vande Bharat 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 78 km/h (48 mph) (Avg.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average length | 384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track owner(s) | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rake maintenance | Santragachi Jn (SRC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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.
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).
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]
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