2 More Special Trains To Operate From Odisha To Delhi

Bhubaneswar: Indian Railways has decided to introduce two more weekly special trains from Bhubaneswar to Delhi in view of the upcoming festive season.

While Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar (02813) via Angul-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda-Rourkela will be introduced from October 17, Duronto Express will start operations from October 21.

The Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar train will depart from Bhubaneswar every Saturday at 12.45 PM and reach Anand Vihar the next day at 8.50 PM. On return journey, the train (02814) will leave Anand Vihar at 7.05 AM on Monday from October 19 and reach Bhubaneswar at 4.15 PM the next day.

The train will have one first-class AC, one AC-2 tier, 5 AC-3 tier, eight sleeper class, two guards or luggage vans. The train will halt at Dhenkanal, Talcher, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsugura, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Chandrapura, NSC Gomo, Kodarama, Gaya, Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay junction, Prayagraj and Kanpur Central station.

Similarly, the Duronto Express special train (02209) via Balasore and Adra will start operation from October 21. The train will leave Bhubaneswar at 07.40 AM on Wednesday and reach New Delhi at 6.25 AM the next day. The weekly train will depart from New Delhi from October 22 at 12.55 AM every Thursday and reach Bhubaneswar the next day at 11.15 AM.

The train will have one first-class AC, one AC-2 tier, five AC-3 tier, eight sleeper class, two guards or luggage vans.

(Edited By Bikram Keshari Jena)

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