New Vande Bharat Train Route and Stoppages Revealed: Set to Launch on September 15

The much-anticipated Vande Bharat Express, connecting Tatanagar Junction in Jharkhand with Berhampur in Odisha , is scheduled to begin its operations on September 15, 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the service, which will operate six days a week, excluding Tuesdays.

Successful Trial Run Completed

On Sunday, the trial run of the Tatanagar-Berhampur Vande Bharat Express was successfully completed. The train departed from Tatanagar at 5:20 am and arrived in Berhampur at 2:15 pm, arriving 15 minutes ahead of schedule. The return journey commenced at 3 pm from Berhampur, with a scheduled arrival in Tatanagar at 11:55 pm.

The train will cover a distance of 586 km between the two cities, taking approximately 9 hours and 10 minutes for the onward journey, and 8 hours and 55 minutes for the return. This will be the fourth Vande Bharat Express to serve Odisha , following the Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar, Puri-Rourkela, and Puri-Howrah routes.

Key Stoppages and Services for Odisha

The Tatanagar-Berhampur Vande Bharat Express will stop at key stations including Bansapani, Nayagarh, Kendujhargarh, Harichandanpur, Jakhapura, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, and Balugaon.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to visit Jamshedpur on 15th September. Along with the gift of Vande Bharat train, he will deposit the first installment of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in the accounts of 1 lakh 13 thousand 195 poor people.”