A new weekly express train, Puri-Darshannagar Express, will be launched on March 12th by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This train will run between Puri in Odisha and Darshannagar (Ayodhya) in Uttar Pradesh, passing through Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Kendujhargarh, Chaibasa, Muri, Bokaro, Koderma, Gaya, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Varanasi. The train will...
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have 22 coaches and will cover the 1222 kilometers distance in approximately 25.35 hours. It will depart from Puri every Tuesday at 2:15 PM and arrive in Darshannagar the next day at 3:50 PM. The return journey will depart from Darshannagar every Wednesday at 6:50 PM and arrive in Puri on Thursday at 10:30 PM. The train will stop at 19 stations including Puri, Sakshigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Harichandanpur, Jakhapura, Harichandanpur, Kendujhargarh, Nayagarh, Banspani, Dangoaposi, Chaibasa, Chandil, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Gomo), Gaya, Sasaram, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Varanasi, and Darshannagar.