ONI Bureau: The much awaited Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Rourkela was flagged off by Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan through video-conferencing from New Delhi on Saturday.
The passenger train 20817/20818 is scheduled for departure from Bhubaneswar at 7.10 am every Saturday and is supposed to reach New Delhi at 10.40 am the next day.
The new route will benefit the people of western Odisha & will ease connectivity for people belonging to Angul,Talcher,Sambalpur,Jharsuguda & Rourkela.
Reportedly the train have stoppages at Cuttack, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Anara, Gomoh, Koderma, Gaya, Mughalsarai and Kanpur Central between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi from both the directions.