Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off a few new trains, including Paradeep-Santragachi-Paradip weekly superfast at Paradip and Gunupur-Visakhapatnam-Gunupur daily passenger at Gunupur by remote control at a function in New Delhi on Monday. At Paradeep railway station, among others, Excise and Cooperation Minister and local MlA Dr Damodar Rout, Jagatsinghpur MP Dr Kulamani Samal graced the occasion.
This train will leave from Paradip at 11.55 pm on Monday and will arrive at Santragachhi at 8.45 pm on Tuesday. In the return direction, it will leave Santragachi at 8.40 pm on every Tuesday and will arrive at Paradip at 4.30 am on the next day. Similarly, at Gunupur Railway Station, Korpaut MP Jhina Hikaka and local MlA Trinath Gomango were present on the inaugural run of the new passenger train.
This train will leave Gunupur at 12.25pm and will reach Visakhapatnam at 11.40pm. In the return direction, the same will arrive at Gunupur at 12.55pm. It will stop at all stations and passenger halts between Gunupur and Visakhapatnam. Another new train will be introduced on Wednesday from Visakhapatnam to Paradip. On the inaugural day, it will leave Visakhapatnam at 12.30 pm and will reach Paradip at 12.15 pm and will return from Paradip at 12.55 pm on the same day and will reach at Visakhapatnam at 9.30 am the following day.
The regular run of this train will commence from Visakhapatnam from February 15, from Paradip on February 18. The Paradeep-Visakhapatnam weekly Express will leave Paradip at 11.30 pm on every Wednesday and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 8.35 pm on the following day. In the return direction, the same will leave Visakhapatnam at 12.50 pm on every Sunday and will arrive at Paradip at 9.30 am on the next day.