Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu would flag off the extension of the Rourkela-Jammu Tawi-Rourkela Express up to Sambalpur through videoconferencing from New Delhi on Saturday.
Prabhu would also inaugurate the free Wi-Fi services at the Palasa station, an ECoR release said.
On the inaugural day, the train would run as a special train from Sambalpur station towards Jammu Tawi at about 11 am. However, the regular service in the extended portion would be commenced from Sunday.The 18109 Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi link Express will leave Sambalpur at 07:45hrs every day and will reach at Jammu Tawi at 14:10hrs on the next 2nd day. In the return direction, this train will leave Jammu Tawi at 14:25hrs every day and will reach Sambalpur at 17:45hrs on third day.
On the extended portion, this train will provide stoppage at Jharsuguda, Bamra and Rajgangpur between Sambalpur and Rourkela. The timings and stoppages for this train between Rourkela and Jammu Tawi will remain unchanged.