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February 3, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Puri-Sonepur-Puri Weekly Express at an event in Sambalpur district. This new weekly train service, set to commence on February 8, marks the inclusion of Sonepur district in the railway network map. The train from Puri to Sonepur will
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On
December 19, 2023, the Khurda-Balangir Rail Line Project witnessed a significant advancement with a trial run between stations in Subarnapur district. This trial run encompassed the stretch from Khambeswaripali to Sonepur, marking a crucial phase of the project after the completion of 49 KM from
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January 3, 2024, the General Manager of the East Coast Railway (ECoR), Manoj Sharma, announced that the ECoR plans to extend the line by 73 km from Sonepur to Purunakatak in Boudh district by the end of 2024. Additionally, in a strategic move, the ECoR has revised the project deadline to
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The East Coast
Railway (ECoR) on Saturday (20 July 2019) conducted trial run of an engine on newly built track from Nayagarh Town to Mahipur (12 km) in the ongoing Khurda Road–Balangir (289-km) railway line project. ECoR has already completed and commissioned about 80 km of rail line,
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The newly-laid Broad Gauge Rail Line of 10.65 km between
Bichhupali and Jhartarbha of Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line project has been completed the East Coast Railway (ECoR) informed on 10 Nov 2022. commissioned and inauguration by Sri
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The project which was initially estimated to be ₹1,000 crore (US$ 160 million) is now estimated to be nearly ₹2,000 crore (US$ 310 million) after almost 20 years of delay due to low budgetary provisions and issues of land acquisition.
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Commissioner of
Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, Kolkata inspected the 13.050 km long rail line between Mahipur and Nuagaon Station of the ongoing Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line project on 23 March 2022.
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Bolagarh Road to Nayagarh as part of the ongoing Khurda Road-Balangir project. Mr
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which was completed by June 2017 and whole project to be completed in 2021. Presently five trains run regularly between Khurda Road (KUR) and
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which is under construction. Recent 15.06.2024 CRS was inspected between Sonpur to Purunapani and Purunapani to Jharmunda section. Soon Boudh District on Railways Map.
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inaugurated the first train from Balangir to Bicchupalli station on Bolangir–Khurda Road route.
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inaugurated the first train from Balangir to Bicchupalli Station on Bolangir–Khurda Road route.
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will also be linked by this rail line. Work at Bolangir side of this project is completed till
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1470:"Bichhupali-Jhartarbha Rail Line of Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line Project Completed: ECoR"
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1517:"Odisha's development is PM's commitment: Vaishnaw after inaugurating station, rail line"
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on 18 May 2023. There was a trial run conducted between the two station on 26 July 2023.
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opened the 13-km Mahipur-Nuagaon railway section of the Khurda Road-Balangir line.
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Train services to be extended to Bolagarh by June end
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Naveen Patnaik Reviews Khurda-Balangir Rail Project
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1401:"Khurda Road-Balangir rail line work from Dec"
1577:"PM flags off Puri-Sonepur Express in Odisha"
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