Live seat availability, post-charting vacant berths, and Smart Seats split-booking options for travel from PURI to HWH.
Two proven booking strategies when direct tickets are sold out or on Waitlist.
When tickets from PURI to HWH show REGRET, Indian Railways locks the full route. LastBerth scans intermediate station pairs on this exact train to find contiguous confirmed berths so you travel on the same train without switching coaches.
When 1st reservation charts are prepared (typically 4 hours before departure), unallotted Tatkal and quota seats are released to the public as CURR_AVBL. Check Chart Vacancy right after charting to book immediately on IRCTC.
Intermediate stations on Vande Bharat Exp (22896) where split segments can be booked.
| # | Station | Arrival | Departure | Halt | Distance | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PuriPURI | — | 13:40 | — | 0 km | |
| 2 | Khurda Road JNKUR | 14:13 | 14:15 | — | 44 km | |
| 3 | BhubaneswarBBS | 14:35 | 14:39 | — | 63 km | |
| 4 | CuttackCTC | 15:05 | 15:07 | — | 91 km | |
| 5 | Jajpur K RoadJJKR | 15:53 | 15:55 | — | 163 km | |
| 6 | BhadrakBHC | 16:25 | 16:27 | — | 206 km | |
| 7 | BalasoreBLS | 17:08 | 17:10 | — | 268 km | |
| 8 | Kharagpur JnKGP | 18:40 | 18:42 | — | 387 km | |
| 9 | Howrah JnHWH | 20:30 | — | — | 502 km |
When direct tickets on Vande Bharat Exp show REGRET, use LastBerth Smart Seats to search for contiguous split-segments on the same train (e.g., PURI to Kanpur + Kanpur to HWH).