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  • Ashwini Vaishnaw on 3-day visit to Odisha starting today

    Ashwini Vaishnaw on 3-day visit to Odisha starting today

    Bhubaneswar: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will arrive here on June 19 that is Monday evening for a three-day visit to Odisha.

    Soon after landing here, Vaishnaw will proceed towards Puri, where he will inspect the Puri railway station and review the arrangements made for the pilgrims in view of the world-famous Car Festival (Rath Yatra) in the evening, railway officials said.

    Vaishnaw will also visit the Rath Yatra venue in the forenoon on Tuesday.

    Later, he will proceed to Bahanaga Bazar, where the triple train accident occurred on June 2 evening, to interact with the local people.

    He will also visit the Balasore District Hospital and will meet with the officials of hospital and district administration. Apart from this, Vaishnaw will inspect and review the development of Balasore railway station, they said.

    Meanwhile, the death toll in the Odisha train tragedy went up to 292 with one more injured passenger succumbing to injuries at the SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Paltu Naskar (24) from South 24 Parganas in West Bengal.

  • Odisha’s 2nd Vande Bharat Likely To Run On Puri-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Angul-Rourkela Route: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Odisha’s 2nd Vande Bharat Likely To Run On Puri-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Angul-Rourkela Route: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Puri: Odisha is likely to get its second Vande Bharat Express and the train will run on Puri-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Angul-Rourkela route, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at flagging-off ceremony of Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express here on Thursday.

    He further said that there are plans to introduce Vande Metro service on Puri-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack route. “After Vande Bharat, Vande Sleeper will be introduced and subsequently Vande Metro will be launched,” he added.

    The regular run of the semi high-speed train between Howrah and Puri with 16 coaches will commence from May 20. It will cover a distance of 500 km between Howrah and Puri in about six and a half hours. The service will be available six days a week, except Thursdays, and there will be seven stoppages – Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road – between Puri and Howrah. The train will halt at these stations for two minutes only, the sources said.

    The fare for AC Chair Car is Rs 1,265, including catering charge of Rs 162, and that for Executive Chair Car is Rs 2,420, including catering charge of Rs 195. If a passenger opts for ‘No Food’ option, the catering charge will not be added to the fare.