18426 DURG PURI EXP

ISPAT AND PURI-DURG EXPRESS WILL HAVE STOPPAGES AT DUNGRIPALI STATION:

●        Rajyarani Express to Stop at Kuhuri

●        Puri-Durg-Puri Express to Stop at Mancheswar

For the convenience of passengers and in view of demands from passengers, it has been decided to provide stoppages of Howrah-Titilagarh/Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express and Puri-Durg-Puri Express at Dungripali Station o­n an experimental basis.

Ispat Express to Stop at Dungripali:

22861/22862 Howrah-Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express from both the directions w.e.f. 2^ndJune will have stoppage at Dungripali Station. Similarly, 12871/12872 Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Ispat Express from Howrah w.e.f. 3^rd June and from Titilagarh w.e.f. 4^th June will have stoppage at Dungripali Station. This train from Howrah will arrive at Dungripali at 1718hrs and will leave at 1720hrs. In the return direction, this train from Kantabanji/Titilagarh will arrive at Dungripali at 0650hrs and will leave at 0652hrs.

Puri-Durg-Puri Express to Stop at Dungripali:

18425/18426 Puri-Durg-Puri Express from Puri w.e.f. 1^st June and from Durg w.e.f. 2^nd June 2023 will have stoppage at Dungripali Station. This train from Puri will arrive at Dungripali at 0345hrshrs and will leave at 0347hrs. In the return direction, this train from Durg will arrive at Dungripali at 2248hrs and will leave at 2250hrs.

Rajyarani Express to Stop at Kuhuri:

18117/18118 Rourkela-Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Express from Rourkela w.e.f. 3^rdJune and from Gunupur w.e.f. 4^th June will provide stoppage at Kuhuri Station. This train from Rourkela will arrive at Kuhuri at 0722hrs and will leave at 0724hrs. In the return direction, this train from Gunupur will arrive at Kuhuri at 2041hrs and will leave at 2043hrs.

Puri-Durg-Puri Express to Stop at Mancheswar:

18425/18426 Puri-Durg-Puri Express from both the directions w.e.f. 4^th June 2023 will have stoppage at Mancheswar Station. This train from Puri will arrive at Mancheswar at 2042hrs and will leave at 2044hrs. In the return direction, this train from Durg will arrive at Mancheswar at 0655hrs and will leave at 0657hrs.

Yesterday, ECoR had announced stoppage of 19 trains at 07 Stations. Taking the above, now 25 Trains will have stoppages at 10 Stations.

FULFILLING THE ASPIRATION OF PASSENGERS:

FIRST CLASS AC COACH SERVICE IN HIRAKHAND & PURI-DURG EXPRESS.

●        Coach Composition of Puri-Durg-Puri Express and Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express, revised.

●        Composite Coach of both 1st & 2nd AC in Puri-Durg-Puri Express will be replaced by First Class AC Coach.

●        Composite Coach of both 1st & 2nd AC to be added in Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express.

●        Hon’ble MPs demanded to provide 1st AC Service in above trains.

It has been decided to provide AC First Class Service in Puri-Durg-Puri Express and Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express w.e.f. first week of March, 2023. Augmentation of AC First Class Service in the above trains will provide benefit to the passengers of Northern AP, South & Western Odisha people.

Hon’ble Members of Parliament during the Divisional Committee Meetings of MPs had  demanded to provide 1st Class AC service in the above trains. Keeping in view the demands and aspirations of the public, especially passengers; East Coast Railway has decided to provide 1st Class AC Service in the above trains.    

18425/18426 Puri-Durg-Puri Express from Puri w.e.f. 3rd March 2023 and from Durg w.e.f. 4th March, 2023 will be augmented with o­ne AC First Class Coach by replacing the composite Coach of both 1st & 2nd AC.

18447/18448 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express from Bhubaneswar w.e.f. 7th March 2023 and from Jagadalpur w.e.f. 8th March, 2023 will be augmented with o­ne AC First Class Coach.