KalingaTV News Network
Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to the long wait of the people of Western Odisha, the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur was flagged off by Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday.
The new train with a frequency of once in a week on Saturday was flagged off through video conferencing from Railway Bhawan at New Delhi at 6:45 am.
The new train would run as 20817/20818 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City and Jharsuguda with stoppages at Cuttack, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Anara, Gomoh, Koderma, Gaya, Mughalsarai and Kanpur Central between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi from both the directions.
Speaking to media on the occasion, Sinha dubbed the day as a historic one and claimed that the new train would be immensely helpful for the commuters of the Western Odisha. The frequency of the train would be extended in future, he added.
Similarly, expressing his happiness over the flagging-off of the new Rajdhani Express, Pradhan claimed that its route would benefit the people belonging to Angul, Talcher, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Rourkela.
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