new train between Surat and Puri en-routes Sambalpur

Good news for railways commuters. Railways has introduced a train between Puri and Surat scheduled to be begun its running from 20^th December. The 2743 Puri-Surat weekly super fast express will leave will leave Puri at 7.50 pm every Sunday and will reach Surat at 03.20 a.m on every Tuesday. In the return direction, 2744 Surat-Puri weekly super fast Express will leave Surat at 08.30a.m on every Tuesday and will reach Puri at 04.15p.m on every Wednesday.

According to a press-release of the Sambalpur Divisional office, both the train will have stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Titlagarh, Kantabanji, Raipur, Durg, Gondia, Nagpur, Bhusaval and Jalgaon between Puri and Surat having One AC-2 tier, One AC-3 tier, Eight Sleeper Class, Six General Second Class and Two Guard-cum-luggage vans in its composition. Similarly railway has decided to extend the Bhubaneswar-Raipur intercity express to Puri from 20^th December. 8425 Puri-Raipur Inter City Express will leave from Puri at 05.45 p.m and Khurda Road at 06. 50 p.m and in the return direction, 8426 Raipur-Bhubaneswar Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 07.35a.m, Khurda Road at 08.20a.m and will arrive Puri at 09.35a.m. The timings and stoppages for Puri-Raipur-Puri Inter City Express between Bhubaneswar and Raipur will be same as earlier.