Train services

Five more pairs of Summer Special Trains from ECoR to clear additional rush of passengers

April 23, 2024April 25, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, April 23: Five more pairs of summer special trains will run from East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction towards different destinations of the country to clear additional rush of passengers in regular trains during summer. A. Puri-Udhna (Surat) bi-weekly Summer Special Train: 08471/08472 Puri-Udhna-Puri Summer Special Train from Puri will leave at 0630hrs on every […]

Odisha: Sonepur-Puri Express gets grand welcome on first regular run

February 9, 2024February 12, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Subarnapur, February 9: People of Subarnapur district welcomed the first regular run of Sonepur-Puri Express at Sonepur Railway Station on Friday. The train is connecting four western Odisha districts – Sonepur, Balangir, Bargarh and Sambalpur apart from Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul districts. It will provide benefit to the students, farmers, pilgrims and traders of […]

East Coast Railway extends services of special trains

November 6, 2023November 9, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, November 6: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has extend the services of existing special trains for another more trips. Apart from this, some more special trains have also been decided to run through ECoR towards different destination, to clear additional rush of passengers in the peak time like puja and winter, said an ECoR […]

Sambalpur-Banaras express extended to Visakhapatnam via Titlagarh, Rayagada

September 25, 2023September 27, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, September 25: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has approved extension of Sambalpur-Banaras express upto Visakhapatnam via Titlagarh and Rayagada thereby enhancing rail services in the southern and western districts of Odisha, said an official release on Monday. According to an East Coast Railway (ECoR) statement, people of Rayagada, Balangir, Bargarh, and other areas have long […]

Ispat Express to be extended up to Kantabanjhi from tomorrow

April 11, 2022April 12, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneawar, April 11: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to extend the services of 12871/12872 Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Ispat Express up to Kantabanji from Tuesday (April 12). According to an ECoR release, on the inaugural run of the extended portion, this train will leave from Kantabanji at 10 AM as a Special Train and will arrive […]

Special train between Khurda Road-Udhna in Surat from July 5

June 30, 2021July 8, 2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, June 30: One pair of special trains will run between Khurda Road and Udhna (near Surat) in Gujrat from July 5 to avoid heavy wait lists in western India bound regular trains. According to an East Coast Railway (ECoR) statement, (08585/08586) Khurda Road-Udhna-Khurda Road Special via Vizianagaram and Titilagarh will leave Khurda Road at […]

Six-hour Congress bandh against fuel price hike affects train services in Odisha

February 15, 2021February 16, 2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 15: Due to the six-hour Odisha bandh call given by the State Congress unit against the fuel price hike, train services in East Coast Railway (ECoR) have been affected partially on Monday. As a result, few trains have been controlled at different stations for a few minutes. According to an ECoR statement, agitation was […]

Several trains affected due to Bharat Bandh in Odisha

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: In view of public agitation at various places over East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction, particularly in Khurda Road Division, several long distance trains were detained and controlled en-route at different stations. According to an ECoR communiqué, train movements in Sambalpur and Waltair Railway Divisions were normal. However, some trains were controlled in Waltair Division […]