Puri–Rourkela Vande Bharat Express

The 20836/20835 Puri - Rourkela Vande Bharat Express is India's 32nd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Puri and terminating at Rourkela city in Odisha. This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Puri, Khurda Road Jn, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Jn, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda Jn and Rourkela Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20836/20835 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It is the thirtieth 2nd Generation and eighteenth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.
As per latest updates, this express train currently runs on Saturdays and will not run on Tuesdays. This change took place on June 03 2025, under Indian Railways.

Coach Augmentation

As of August 2025, this express train was augmented with 8 additional AC coaches and is currently running with Vande Bharat 2.0 trainset in order to meet the surge in passenger demand on this popular route.

Service

The 20836/20835 Puri - Rourkela Jn Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Tuesdays, covering a distance of in a travel time of 7 hours with an average speed of. The service has 9 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is.