As announced in the Railway Budget, the Ministry of Railway has decided to introduce a new weekly express train between Puri and Gandhidham.
On the inaugural day, the train would leave from Gandhidham on October 8 (Wednesday). However, the train would leave Puri every Saturday with effect from October 11.
The Gandhidham-Puri Weekly Express train would leave Gandhidham at 7.30 pm every Wednesday and reach Puri at 7.55 pm every Friday. Similarly, its return train would leave Puri at 9.05 am every Saturday and reach Ganhidham at 9.30 am every Monday.
This train has stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chhatrapur, Brahmapur, Sompeta, Palasa, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvatipuram, Rayagada, Muniguda, Kesinga, Titlagarh, Kantabanji, Mahasamund in ECoR jurisdiction.