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PRESIDENT MURMU INAUGURATES 3 TRAINS FOR TRIBAL CONNECTIVITY
The Business Guardian
|November 21, 2023
The train will pass through mineral-rich areas of Odisha, and industrial areas of Jnarkhand and will facilitate faster connectivity
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Indian Railways is planning to introduce three additional trains in the tribal regions of Jharkhand and Odisha in order to provide speedier connectivity. During his tour of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate three new trains: the Badampahar-Tatanagar MEMU, the BadampaharRourkela Weekly Express, and the Badampahar-Shalimar Weekly Express.
The Badampahar-Shalimar Express will take the Indian President from Badampahar to Rairangpur.
Flagging off of Train No. 18049/18050 Shalimar-Badampahar-Shalimar Weekly Express 18049 Shalimar-Badampahar Weekly Express will leave Shalimar every Saturday at 23.05 hrs and will reach Badampahar at 05.40 hrs the next day. In the return direction, 18050 Badampahar-Shalimar Weekly Express will leave Badam pahar every Sunday at 21.30 hrs and will reach Shalimar at 05.00 hrs, the next day.
It is pertinent to note that this will provide the first time ever Express Train connectivity between Shalimar/ Kolkata (West Bengal) and Badampahar (Odisha and will be the first overnight Express Train Service from Badampahar/Rairangpur area.
The train will pass through mineral-rich areas of Odisha, and industrial areas of Jharkhand and will facilitate faster connectivity with the State of West Bengal. People from nearby areas will also be able to avail of this train service for visiting Kolkata and Howrah for various purposes.
Students and job aspirants of the Badampahar and Rairangpur areas will have easy access to the premier educational institutes and corporate houses of the Kolkata and Howrah areas.
This story is from the November 21, 2023 edition of The Business Guardian.
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