On Thursday, Odisha got its first Vande Bharat Express as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the train virtually. The train, with 16 coaches, will cover a distance of 500 km between Howrah and Puri and will take around six and a half hours to complete its journey. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several railway projects valued at more than Rs 8,000 crores in Odisha today.