With a view to providing comfortable journey to commuters and for the convenience of passengers, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to provide additional stoppage for eight passenger trains.
A total of five passenger trains will have stoppage at the Sarala station between Sambalpur Road and Sason stations in Sambalpur-Jharsuguda Railway Section. The five trains are Jharsuguda-Sambalpur Passenger, Rourkela-Sambalpur Passenger, Rourkela-Puri Passenger, Jharsuguda-Titilagarh Passenger and Jharsuguda-Sambalpur Passenger.
Three pairs of passenger trains will have halt at the Machhapur station between Rajathagarh and Gurudijhatia stations in Nergundi-Dhenkanal Railway Section. They are Talcher-Puri Passenger, Howrah-Puri Passenger and Rourkela-Puri Passenger
Besides, the Raipur-Visakhapatnam Passenger will have an additional stoppage at the Sanasarthali Station between Muniguda and Bissamcuttack stations in Rayagada-Titilagarh Railway Section. The changes will come into effect from March 7, said railway official.