Union Petroleum and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would inaugurate the Bhubaneswar New Railway Station and various infrastructures at different railway stations on Saturday.
A third foot over bridge (FOB) at the railway station here, MEMU Shed at the Khurda Road railway station and PRS Counter at Bagala Dharmashala, Puri would be inaugurated and a Rath Yatra Mobile App will be launched by Pradhan in the presence of tourism Minister Ashok Chandra Panda, Commerce and Transport Minister Nrusingha Charan Sahu, MP Prasanna Kumar Patasani and MlA Bijaya Kumar Mohanty and Priyadarshi Mishra.
The MEMU Shed and the PRS Counter would be inaugurated through videoconferencing.
Jatni MlA Bhagirathi Badajena, would be present at the Khurda Road station and Revenue Minister Maheswar Mohanty and MP Pinaki Mishra at Puri during the inauguration. An official release said three passenger trains Howrah-Puri-Santragachhi, Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela and Cuttack-Brahmapur-Cuttack MEMU would have stoppages at the Bhubaneswar New Station from Saturday on an experimental basis for a period of six months.
The Howrah-Puri Passenger would arrive at Bhubaneswar New Station at 10.56 am and leave at 10.57 am towards Puri. In the return direction, the train would arrive at 11.41 am and leave at 11.42 towards Santragachhi.
The Rourkela-Puri Passenger would arrive at the new station at 8.32 pm and leave at 8.33 pm towards Puri. In the return direction, the train will arrive at 6.43 am and leave at 6.44 am towards Rourkela.
Similarly, the Cuttack-Brahmapur MEMU would arrive at the station at 5.53 pm and leave at 5.54 pm towards Brahmapur. In the return direction, the train would arrive at 10.35 am and leave at 10.36 am towards Cuttack. The timings and stoppages for these passenger trains at other nominated places will remain unchanged, said an official release.