Subhechcha Ganguly 
The train will depart from Howrah at 6:10 am and return at 8:30 pm, according to Indian Railways, with a two-minute stop at Kharagpur from 7:38 am to 7:40 am in the upward route.On April 28 (Friday), the Vande Bharat Express will conduct a full-fledged trial run from Howrah to Puri and back.The train will depart from Howrah at 6:10 am and return at 8:30 pm, according to Indian Railways, with a two-minute stop at Kharagpur from 7:38 am to 7:40 am in the upward route.
At 12:35, the train will arrive in Puri. At 1:50, it will depart Puri in the direction of Howrah.On Sunday, April 30, a second trial run will be held from Howrah to Bhadrak and back. After receiving updates from the Railway Board about the launch of the Vande Bharat Express rake, said Railway authorities, the decision regarding the third trial run would be made on May 1.On Wednesday, the brand-new Vande Bharat buses departed the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai for Kolkata. The coaches will arrive in Odisha after undergoing initial maintenance in Kolkata, where the service would likely be launched following secondary maintenance.According to sources, Kolkata would host the construction of the express train’s major maintenance unit.Either Puri or Bhubaneswar will likely host the establishment of a supplementary maintenance unit.
