India's 17th Vande Bharat Express to make maiden run next week

May 10, 2023 Anish Mondal

PM Modi likely to flag off this semi-high speed train

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Train to run between Howrah and Puri

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Train to cover distance of 502 km in less than 6 hrs

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Train likely to halt at seven stations

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During trial run, Vande Bharat Express touched speed of 130 km/hr

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This is Odisha's 1st and WB's 2nd new age train

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