Dikhyaa Mohanty 
On Sunday, Odisha will receive its second Vande Bharat Express train that was locally made. Through Bhubaneswar, this new semi-high-speed railway will run between Puri and Rourkela. Starting on September 25, 2023, the train will operate for pay.
On May 18, 2023, a new era train on the Puri-Howrah route arrived in the state. Last month, the 16-coach train saw a passenger occupancy rate of almost 100%.
The Puri to Rourkela route of the Vande Bharat Express (20835/20836) will include seven stops where it will stop. These include the following railway stations: Khurda Road, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur City, and Jharsuguda.
Timing of Puri-Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express:-
20836 Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express timings
The train will depart from Puri at 05:00 hrs and will reach Rourkela at 12:45 hrs.
- Arrival at Khurda Road – 05:42 hrs
- Departure from Khurda Road – 05:44 hrs
- Arrival at Bhubaneswar – 06:04 hrs
- Departure from Bhubaneshwar – 06:09 hrs
- Arrival at Cuttack – 06:34 hrs
- Departure from Cuttack – 06:36 hrs
- Arrival at Dhenkanal – 07:24 hrs
- Departure from Dhenkanal – 07:26 hrs
- Arrival at Angul – 08:14 hrs
- Departure from Angul – 08:16 hrs
- Arrival at Sambalpur City – 10:18 hrs
- Departure from Sambalpur City – 10:20 hrs
- Arrival at Jharsuguda – 11:13 hrs
- Departure from Jharsuguda – 11:15 hrs
20835 Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express timings
In its return journey, the train will leave Rourkela at 14:10 hrs and arrive in Puri at 21:40 hrs.
- Arrival at Jharsuguda – 15:23 hrs
- Departure from Jharsuguda – 15:25 hrs
- Arrival at Sambalpur City – 16:03 hrs
- Departure from Sambalpur City – 16:05 hrs
- Arrival at Angul – 18:14 hrs
- Departure from Angul – 18:16 hrs
- Arrival at Dhenkanal – 18:54 hrs
- Departure from Dhenkanal – 18:56 hrs
- Arrival at Cuttack – 19:42 hrs
- Departure from Cuttack – 19:44 hrs
- Arrival at Bhubaneswar – 20:15 hrs
- Departure from Bhubaneshwar – 20:20 hrs
- Arrival at Khurda Road – 20:37 hrs
- Departure from Khurda Road – 20:39 hrs
Coach composition of Puri-Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express:-
The Puri-Rourkela-Puri Vande Bharat Express is composed of eight coaches. The train will have one Executive AC Chair Car and seven AC Chair Car. A total of 530 passengers can be accomodated in the train.
