New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off the Bhubaneswar-Nayagarh Town Sewa Express through video conferencing from New Delhi on Tuesday.
Union Petroleum and Chemicals Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union minister of state for Railways Suresh Angadi and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan were present at the flagging off event in New Delhi.
In Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-Ekamra MLA Ashok Chandra Panda, Puri MP Pinaki Mishra, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi were present at the city railway station from where the train departed for Nayagarh. East Coast Railway General Manager Vidya Bhushan and DRM Khurda Road Shashi Kant Singh were also present.
According to an ECoR release, the 18423 Bhubaneswar-Nayagarh Town Sewa Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 6.40 pm and arrive in Nayagarh Town at 8.45 pm. In its return journey, the train (18424) will leave Nayagarh Town at 6.30 am and arrive in Bhubaneswar at 9 am.
The daily express will stop at Khurda Road, Khurda Town, Begunia, Rajsunakhala and Bolagarh Road.