KHURDA ROAD-BALANGIR RAIL LINE - ECoR GENERAL MANAGER INSPECTED KHURDA ROAD - NUAGAON RAILWAY SECTION AND o­nGOING WORKS BETWEEN NUAGAON AND DASAPALLA:

# Khurda Road-Balangir Railway project being monitored o­n regular basis by Hon'ble Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw.

# Inspected o­n going works between Nuagaon and Dasapalla along with Dasapalla Station Building.

# Inspected Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Khurda Road.

East Coast Railway General Manager Shri Roop Narayan Sunkar inspected the Khurda Road - Nuagaon Railway Section, recently and took stock of various o­ngoing works along with o­ngoing construction works between Nuagaon and Dasapalla.

Shri Sunkar also inspected the Road Over Bridge (ROB) work at Khurda Road and Khurda Road - Nuagaon Railway Section with window trailing and reviewed safety related and traffic facility works.

Apart from this, General Manager Shri Sunkar took stock of construction work and reviewed the under construction bridges & other construction works and emphasised upon early completion of targeted works. He also advised officials to focus for the speedy completion of project especially, passenger centric amenities. The 15.5Kms stretch Railway section between Nuagaon and Dasapalla has been targeted to be completed by March 2023 has 57 Minor & 3 Major Bridges along with 15 Road Under Bridges (RUBs) and 04 Road Over Bridges (ROBs). Estimated cost of this section is Rupees 190 crores.

Out of 301 Kms stretch in Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line project, 115.36 Km of project commissioned (Khurda Rd. to Nuagaon – 90.43Km & Balangir to Jhartarabha-24.93Km). Nuagaon – Daspalla (15.445 Km) is targeted to be completed by March 2023 and Jhartarbha-Khambeswarpalli-Sonepur (11.40+10.30=21.70Kms) is targeted to be completed by March 2023.

Hon’ble Minister of Railways Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw is giving priority for the Development of railway infrastructure of the region along with various project works going in Odisha and also is monitoring the developmental works regularly. Khurda Road - Balangir Rail Line project is o­ne of the focus projects of Shri Vaishnaw as this project is also being the focus project of Hon'ble Prime Minister.

Shri Vaishnaw also advised Railway officials of ECoR to work with proper coordination with the all agencies from the grassroots to sort-out land acquisition and other issues raised during construction of the much awaited public centric project. He also advised Railway officials that grassroot coordination will make a fruitful result for early completion of Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line.

In order to clear extra rush of passengers during 811^th Annual Urs at Ajmer, Special trains will be run between various destinations as per the following schedule:-

Train No. 07125/07126 Hyderabad – Madar Jn - Hyderabad Special Trains:

These special trains will stop at Secunderabad, Malkajgiri, Medchal, Kamareddi, Nizamabad, Basar, Dharmabad, Mudkhed, Nanded, Purna, Basmat, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Malkapur, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Maksi, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Chanderia, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad and Ajmer stations in both the directions.

Train No. 07129/07130 Kacheguda – Madar Jn - Kacheguda Special Trains:

These special trains will stop at Malkajgiri, Medchal, Kamareddi, Nizamabad, Basar, Dharmabad, Mudkhed, Nanded, Purna, Basmat, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Malkapur, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Maksi, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Chanderia, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad and Ajmer stations in both the directions.

Train No. 07131/07132 Machilipatnam – Madar Jn - Machilipatnam Special Trains:

These special trains will stop at Pedana, Gudivada, Vijayawada, Madhira, Khammam, Dornakal, Mahbubabad, Warangal, Ramagundam, Mancherial, Bellampalli, Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Maksi, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad and Ajmer stations in both the directions.

Train No. 07227/07228 Tirupati – Ajmer - Tirupati Special Trains:

These special trains will stop at Renigunta, Gudur, Nellore, o­ngole, Chirala, Bapatla, Nidubrolu, Tenali, New Guntur, Vijayawada, Madhira, Khammam, Mahbubabad, Warangal, Ramagundam, Mancherial, Bellampalli, Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Maksi, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar and Nasirabad stations in both the directions.

Train No. 07641/07642 Nanded – Ajmer - Nanded Special Trains:

These special trains will stop at Purna, Parbhani, Selu, Partur, Jalna, Aurangabad, Rotegaon, Ankai, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Maksi, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Chanderia, Bhilwara, Bijainagar and Nasirabad stations in both the directions.

   These trains consist of 2AC, 3AC, Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.