The service schedule of the Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express (train numbers 20835/20836) has been revised. Starting June 2025, the train will operate daily except Tuesdays. Currently, it operates daily except Saturdays. The timings and stoppages at all stations will remain unchanged. The new schedule takes effect from June 3rd, 2025 (Tuesday,...
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weekly off) and from June 7th, 2025 (Saturday, operational day). Train 20836 will depart Puri at 05:00 hrs and arrive at Rourkela at 12:45 hrs. Train 20835 will depart Rourkela at 14:10 hrs and arrive at Puri at 21:40 hrs. Passengers are advised to plan their journeys accordingly. The Vande Bharat Express has a maximum operating speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), making it one of the fastest trains in India. As of January 2025, there are 136 Vande Bharat trains operating. The trains offer amenities like air-conditioned chair cars, large windows, entertainment, comfortable seating, and safety features including Kavach technology. Additional news includes the Odisha government's plan to provide nutrient-rich laddoos to school students and a draft resolution regarding part-sale of plots.

Northern Railways submitted a revised proposal to the Railway Board on January 22, 2025, to improve connectivity and tourism in the Kashmir Valley. The proposal includes two Vande Bharat Express train services between Srinagar and Katra, operating as return journeys. Trial runs are planned around January 26th to finalize...
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timings. Operational speed will be 85 km/h, with a likely launch in the second or third week of February. Additionally, plans are underway to extend the Jammu Rajdhani Express to Srinagar and introduce a Kanyakumari-Srinagar Superfast Express, pending government approvals due to security concerns. Vande Bharat services will initially run only to Jammu until July, when non-interlocking work at Jammu Tawi station is completed.

Due to ongoing developmental work in the Chakradharpur Division, several train services will be affected in the coming days. The Howrah-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express (20871/20872) and the Tatanagar-Brahmapur Vande Bharat Express (20891/20892) are cancelled from September 25th to 28th and 26th to 29th, respectively. The Tatanagar-Jaynagar Express (18119) and its return...
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service (18120) are also cancelled on September 27th and 28th. The Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express (18477/18478) will take a diverted route via Jharsuguda-Ib from September 25th to 27th, while the Durg-Ara Express (13287) will be diverted via Sindri-Kandra from September 25th to 27th. The Ara-Durg Express (13288) will be diverted via Kandra-Sini from September 24th to 26th. Passengers are advised to check for updates on these changes.

Saket Gokhale, a TMC Rajya Sabha MP, accused the Indian Railways of corruption in the cost of Vande Bharat sleeper trains on Wednesday. He alleged that the cost of one train had increased by 50%, from ₹290 crore to ₹436 crore. This claim was refuted by the Railways, who called it...
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misinformation. Earlier, Gokhale had made the allegation on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).