The Odisha government has demanded the introduction of more semi-high speed trains on the Bhubaneswar-Hyderabad, Puri-Raipur, and Puri-Howrah routes after the successful trial run of the Vande Bharat express train on the Howrah-Puri route. The trial run of the train commenced from Howrah station in West Bengal at 6.10 am and reached Puri in a little over six hours. During the trial run, it had stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Khurda with a two-minute halt at each station. The second trial run of the train is likely to be held on April 30 from Howrah to Bhadrak. The Odisha transport minister requested the introduction of the Vande Bharat express train between Puri and Howrah, Puri and Rourkela linking Sambalpur, and another Vande Bharat express train connecting Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad.
The Odisha government has requested the Indian Railway Minister to introduce another Vande Bharat Express train connecting Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad to facilitate faster movement of passengers between the two state capitals. The state Transport Minister, Tukuni Sahu, pointed out that a large number of people from Odisha are staying in Hyderabad and such a train service would offer better passenger convenience and faster travel options to businessmen and tourists.
