Durg/Raipur, September 16 (HS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the Vande Bharat Express train going from Durg to Visakhapatnam at 4 pm today.

Today this train will leave from Raipur, while from Tuesday this train will run according to the railway's fixed timetable. This train going from Durg to Visakhapatnam will run six days a week except Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will gift this second Vande Bharat train to Chhattisgarh today.

According to Raipur Railway Division's Senior PRI Shiv Prasad, the Prime Minister will virtually flag off the Durg to Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express from Raipur Railway Station at 16:15 pm.

The total number of coaches in the Vande Bharat train will be 16. All coaches have better facilities for passengers. For the convenience of passengers, both hot and cold water have been arranged in the train. Train number 20829 Durg-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express will depart regularly from Durg from 20 September at 5:45 am, reach Raipur at 6:13 am and depart at 6:18. This train will reach Mahasamund at 6:53 am and depart at 6:55 am. Similarly, it will reach Khariyar Road at 7:28 am and depart at 7:30 am. Then it will reach Kantabhanji at 8:13 am and depart from there at 8:15 am. Durg-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express will reach Titlagarh at 8:43 am and depart from there at 8:45 am. It will reach Kesingha at 8:55 am and depart at 8:57 am. This train will reach Rayagada at 11 am and depart at 11:02 am, reach Vijayanagaram at 12:35 pm, depart at 12:37 pm and reach Visakhapatnam station at 1:45 pm.

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