The Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Tejas Express was flagged off by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Vaishnaw also announced that Odisha will soon have a second Vande Bharat Express. This was a trial run and the train will officially start operating as Rajdhani-Tejas Express on August 19.
During the event at Bhubaneswar railway station, Vaishnaw mentioned that the second Vande Bharat train service between Rourkela and Bhubaneswar will begin soon. The train will pass through Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Angul, Talcher, and other places.
Vaishnaw stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised another semi high-speed train for Odisha when he flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express between Puri and Howrah on May 18. In fulfillment of that promise, the second Vande Bharat will soon run from Rourkela to Bhubaneswar.
