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Time of India
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Boudh gets rail connectivity as PM flags off trains
1 2 Bhubaneswar: For the first time, Boudh district got train services after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off two new trains and extended the services of three existing trains connecting Purunakatak and Boudh on Friday. Modi flagged off the trains after inaugurating the Sonepur-Purunakatak section (73 km) of the Khurda Road-Balangir (301 km) new line project, connecting Boudh district. This railway section was constructed at a cost of Rs 1,376 crore. With this, Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of seven railway projects worth Rs 2,750 crore. "Boudh district headquarters is now connected to the railway network for the first time after completion of this railway section. Finally, our district will be on the railway map of India, fulfilling the decades-old dream of the local people," said Seshadev Jani, a resident of Boudh district. He said people can now visit the Bhairavi temple at Purunakatak by train. "The Sonepur-Purunakatak rail section will strengthen the social and economic connectivity of this region. Now people from Boudh can visit Bhubaneswar, Khurda, and Cuttack via train," he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The commissioning of the rail section helped the railways to run two new trains and extend the services of three existing trains up to Purunakatak via Boudh. The PM flagged off the Boudh-Bhubaneswar New-Boudh Weekly Express (18313/18314) and Sambalpur-Boudh-Sambalpur Weekly Express (18311/18312) here. People attended the flag-off ceremony of the trains at Boudh and Purunakatak stations. The Boudh-Bhubaneswar New-Boudh Weekly Express will leave from Boudh at 7 am every Monday and reach Bhubaneswar New at 6.15 pm via Balangir-Sambalpur-Angul-Naraj. In the return direction, this train will leave from Bhubaneswar New at 11 pm on Mondays and reach Boudh at 10.30 am on Tuesdays. Similarly, the Sambalpur-Boudh-Sambalpur Weekly Express from Sambalpur will leave at 7.25 pm on Sundays and arrive at Boudh at 11.55 pm on the same day. The return train from Boudh will leave at 12.15 pm on Tuesdays and reach Sambalpur at 5.30 pm on the same day. Apart from this, the Bhubaneswar-Sonepur-Bhubaneswar Inter-City Express and two pairs of Balangir-Sonepur shuttle passenger trains will now originate from Purunakatak in Boudh district.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Modi to inaugurate rly projects
B hubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Odisha on Thursday, will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate railway projects worth more than Rs 2,750 crore. Modi will inaugurate the 73-km-long new railway line between Sonepur and Purunakatak, a part of the 301-km-long Khurda Road-Balangir new line project. With its construction, Boudh district headquarters will be connected to the railway network for the first time. With the opening of the rail line, devotees will now have access to connecting transportation to visit the Bhairavi temple at Purunakatak. There will be direct rail connectivity for the first time through the new railway line between Sonepur and Purunakatak, which will further strengthen the social and economic connectivity of this region, said an official statement of the East Coast Railway (ECoR). Modi will lay the foundation stone of the 3rd and 4th rail lines between Sarla and Sason. This project will reduce the traffic load on the busy Jharsuguda-Sambalpur rail section and will support industrial growth. He will inaugurate the 4th rail line between Jharsuguda and Jamga, the freight train maintenance facility at Sarla, a subway in the Bamra-Dharuadihi section, the Link C-Dumetra line, and a road over bridge at Jaleswar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like What She Did Mid-Air Left Passengers Speechless medalmerit Learn More Undo On this occasion, Modi will launch new rail services for the people of Odisha. The Boudh-Bhubaneswar New-Boudh Weekly Express and Sambalpur-Boudh-Sambalpur Weekly Express will connect Boudh to the state's capital for the first time. Apart from this, the Bhubaneswar-Sonepur-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express and two pairs of Balangir-Sonepur shuttle passenger trains will now originate from Purunakatak.
