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 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)

Mamata Banerjee Railway Budget Speech

Puri-Valsad weekly Express 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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