Expansion of Vande Bharat Express Services in Odisha

Three additional Vande Bharat Express trains will commence operations through Odisha from September 15. These trains will connect Tata-Berhampur, Rourkela-Howrah, and Durg-Visakhapatnam. The launch is part of a larger initiative involving ten new trains, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with a focus on enhancing Odisha's railway infrastructure.

Odisha will see the inauguration of three new Vande Bharat Express trains starting September 15, according to an announcement made by the East Coast Railway on Tuesday.

The new routes are Tata-Berhampur, Rourkela-Howrah, and Durg-Visakhapatnam, adding to the three existing Vande Bharat trains in the state. These additions are among ten new Vande Bharat trains scheduled for launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has been invited by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to attend the flag-off ceremony at Berhampur. The East Coast Railway General Manager Parameswar Funkwal extended the invitation personally to Majhi at the state Assembly.

The deployment of these new trains will increase the number of Vande Bharat Express services through Odisha from three to six. In a bid to bolster the state's railway infrastructure, the central government has allocated Rs 10,586 crore for the 2024-25 financial year.

(With inputs from agencies.)