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20836 Vande Bharat Express

Shatabdi · 505 km · 7 hr 45 min · 11 stops · Daily except Tue

Departs
05:00
Puri
Arrives
12:45
Rourkela
Journey
7 hr 45 min
505 km · 11 stops
Runs
Daily except Tue
Fare from
₹1,148
AC chair car · estimate
On time
66%
usually 3 min late
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Route and stops

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Scheduled stops of 20836 Vande Bharat Express, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Puri PURI—05:00—10
2Khurda Road Jn KUR05:3805:402 min144
3Bhubaneswar BBS06:0006:055 min163
4Cuttack CTC06:3006:322 min190
5Dhenkanal DNKL07:1407:162 min1148
6Talcher Road TLHD07:5007:522 min1196
7Angul ANGL08:0008:022 min1208
8Rairakhol RAIR09:1509:172 min1293
9Sambalpur City SBPY10:0510:105 min1358
10Jharsuguda Jn JSG11:1311:152 min1403
11Rourkela ROU12:45——1505

How reliably 20836 runs

66% arrive on time at the destination
typically 3 min late · 59% on time across the route

From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.

  • Puri
    usually on time · 9% over an hour
    90%
  • Khurda Road Jn
    typically 5 min late · 9% over an hour
    79%
  • Bhubaneswar
    typically 4 min late · 9% over an hour
    80%
  • Cuttack
    typically 10 min late · 10% over an hour
    75%
  • Dhenkanal
    typically 15 min late · 10% over an hour
    50%
  • Talcher Road
    typically 21 min late · 11% over an hour
    36%
  • Angul
    typically 26 min late · 12% over an hour
    29%
  • Rairakhol
    typically 17 min late · 11% over an hour
    44%
  • Sambalpur City
    typically 22 min late · 11% over an hour
    34%
  • Jharsuguda Jn
    typically 9 min late · 11% over an hour
    63%
  • Rourkela
    typically 3 min late · 12% over an hour
    66%

When it runs late

Roughest June and July: in July it typically runs 45 min late and reaches Rourkela on time only 22% of the time — against 100% around February. A year-round average hides that.

Runs latest on Fridays (53% on time), best on Wednesdays (81%).

Longest halts

  • Bhubaneswar BBS5 min · arrives 06:00, departs 06:05
  • Sambalpur City SBPY5 min · arrives 10:05, departs 10:10

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Stations on the 20836 route