Indore: A Humsafar Express train, comprising entirely of 3AC coaches, was today flagged off between Indore and Puri in Odisha by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
Ms Mahajan, who is the Member of Parliament from Indore, thanked Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and said the train was a good effort to connect Indore with prominent religious places.
Railway officials said that the 19317 Indore-Puri Hamasafar Express will depart from Indore every Tuesday at 12:40 pm and reach Puri the next day at 7:55pm.
In its return journey, the train will leave Puri every Wednesday at 11:55pm and reach Indore at 11:25am on Friday.
The train will halt at Dewas, Bhopal, Itarsi, Nagpur, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda Road, Sambalpur City, Angul, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road junction in both directions, officials said.
Ms Mahajan, who is the Member of Parliament from Indore, thanked Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and said the train was a good effort to connect Indore with prominent religious places.
Sumitra Mahajan, who is the Member of Parliament from Indore, thanked Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
The train will halt at Dewas, Bhopal, Itarsi, Nagpur, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda Road, Sambalpur City, Angul, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road junction in both directions, officials said.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Exclusive - "Will Become Banana Republic...": Minister On "Copy-Paste" Budget Charge India, UK Ministers Discuss Plan To Take Forward Talks On Free Trade Deal After Congress' Stock Market Charge, BJP's "5th Largest Economy" Rebuttal 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing Ayatollah Khamenei Warns Of "Divine Wrath" If Iran Backs Down Against Israel Mob Vandalised Kolkata Doctor Rape Murder Case Crime Scene? Cops Respond In PM Modi's Independence Day Speech, A Call For "24x7 For 2047" Oropouche Virus Kills 2 In Brazil: All About The Rare Disease Punjab Toll Plaza Blunder: Man Charged Rs 220 While Relaxing At Home Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.