Rail Budget 2010: Orissa to get nine new trains
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has proposed nine new trains in the Railway Budget 2010 for Orissa.
Banerjee also allocated of funds for different railway projects in the state.
In-focus: Railway Budget 2010-11
In addition, Rs 65.53 crore has been sanctioned in the budget for undertaking traffic facilities work at various stations located in the State.
The new trains announced for the State are:
Puri-Howrah Duranto Express
Bhubaneswar-Pune weekly Express
Sambalpur- Howrah weekly Express,
Baripada- Shalimar Express (tri-weekly)
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Puri-Valsad
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via-Katni-Bhopal-Vadodara
Puri-Digha weekly Expres,
Bhubaneswar- Khurda Road passenger
Naupada- Gunupur passenger (after gauge conversion)
Ahmedabad-Puri-Kolkata- Varanasi-Ujjain-Ahmedabad (Bharat Tirtha train).
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