Bhubaneswar: Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu during his visit to Odisha today is scheduled to inaugurate the extension of Khurda Road-Rajsunakhala passenger up to Bolagarh Road. While earlier this train was passing through Khorda town, Begunia and Rajsunakhala, it will now connect to Bolagarh.
On July 16, 2015, Prabhu had dedicated the 289 kilometres Khurda-Balangir railway line till Begunia. Later in 2016 it was connected to Rajsunakhala. The minister along with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will dedicate it to the nation by means of video conferencing today afternoon.
Following it MLAs of Ranpur and Begunia will flag off the railway service at Bolagarh.
Similarly, Prabhu will inaugurate the extension of Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Rajyarani Express up to Gunupur. Along with it the minister is scheduled to lay foundation stones and inaugurate many projects in the State.
He will lay foundation stones for Khurda Road bypass line, fourth line between Rourkela and Bondamunda, Multi Disciplinary Training Centre at Jagatpur in Cuttack and maintenance facilities for Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) units at Khurda Road.