Baripada: The passenger train services between Baripada and Puri, which had been suspended for a long time, will resume from Thursday.
The weekly train will leave Bhanjapur station in Baripada at 11.50 pm and arrive at Puri at 7 am on Friday. On return journey, the train will leave Puri station at 11.55 pm onn Friday and arrive at Baripada at 7 am on Saturday.
There was a public demand for resumption of the train services which had been suspended for a long time. The Railway Ministry decided to resume the train operation after Union Minister and Mayurbhaj MP took up the matter with the Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.