Indian Railways To Start 'Jagannath Express' During Rath Yatra Next Year

Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (TNA) To showcase the rich culture, art, tradition and brotherhood of Odisha, 'Jagannath Express' will be launched during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri next year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has said on Saturday.

The 'Jagannath Express' will be on the lines of 'The Ramayana Express'. The minister also said on the sidelines of a program that soon semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express trains would also be started in Odisha.

This will be the second theme based tourist circuit Bharat Gaurav train after Ramayana Express. The beach town of Puri is famous for the 12th century temple of Lord Jagannath.