Following are some of the trains mentioned in this budget that will connect Odisha. The ones in red are of special interest. My comments are in blue.<\/p>\n
New Trains<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> Secunderabad-Shalimar AC Express (Weekly) via Vijayawada [** Introduced May 28 2013 **<\/span>] 31.<\/strong> Bilaspur-Patna Express (Weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha<\/span> [** Introduced July 6 2012 **<\/span>] 74.<\/strong> Malda Town-Surat Express ( Weekly) via Rampur Hat, Asansol, Nagpur [** Introduced July 9 2012 **<\/span>] <\/p>\n Passenger trains<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> Gunupur-Palasa (Via Parlakhemundi) Passenger (Daily) [** Introduced July 21 2012 **<\/span>]<\/p>\n DEMU<\/strong><\/span>: Extension of Trains<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> 18417\/18418 Bhubaneswar-Jharsuguda Rajya Rani Express to Rourkela <\/font> [** Introduced July 17 2012 **<\/span>] Increase in Frequency<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n 13.<\/strong> 22603\/22604 Kharagpur-Villupuram Express from 1 to 2 days. <\/span>[More connectivity between Chennai and Puri\/Bhubaneswar<\/font>]<\/span>[** From April 10 2013 **<\/span>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following are some of the trains mentioned in this budget that will connect Odisha. The ones in red are of special interest. My comments are in blue. New Trains: 2. Secunderabad-Shalimar AC Express (Weekly) via Vijayawada [** Introduced May 28 2013 **] 18. Barbil-Chakradharpur Intercity Express (Daily) via Dongoaposi, Jhinkpani [I expect this to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[829],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-railway-budget-2012"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5618"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5756,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618\/revisions\/5756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orissalinks.com\/orissagrowth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n18.<\/strong> Barbil-Chakradharpur Intercity Express<\/font> (Daily) via Dongoaposi, Jhinkpani [I expect this to be extended to Rourkela or even Sambalpur.<\/font>] [** Introduced July 15 2012 **<\/span>]
\n29.<\/strong> Bikaner-Puri Express<\/font> (Weekly) via Jaipur,Kota,Katni Murwara, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur [This will be the first connection between Bhubaneswar\/Puri and Bikaner and second between Bhubanswar\/Puri and Jaipur.<\/font>][** Introduced April 18 2013 **<\/span>]
\n30.<\/strong> Sec<\/font>underabad-Darbhanga Express<\/font> (Bi-weekly) via Ballarshah, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Ranchi, Jhajha [T<\/font>his will increase the connectivity between JSG\/ROU and Hyderabad to 3 days a week.<\/font><\/font>] [** Introduced July 11 2012 **<\/span>]
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\n33.<\/strong> Bhubaneswar-Bhawanipatna Link Express<\/font> (Daily) via Vizianagaram [First train to\/from Bhawanipatna.<\/font>] [** Introduced August 11 2012 **<\/span>]
\n34.<\/strong> Puri-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express (Weekly) via Visakhapatnam, Guntur [** Introduced July 20 2012 **<\/span>]
\n36.<\/strong> Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express (Weekly) via Visakhapatnam,Gudur. [** Introduced July 14 2012 **<\/span>]
\n37.<\/strong> Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express<\/font> (Weekly) via Titlagarh,Raipur [First connectivity between Rayagada\/Kesinga and Mumbai. <\/font>] [** Introduced July 15 2012 **<\/span>]
\n45.<\/strong> Shalimar-Chennai Express (Weekly) <\/span>[More connectivity between Chennai and Puri\/Bhubaneswar<\/font>]<\/span> [** Introduced June 23 2012 **<\/span>]
\n 53.<\/strong> Durg-Jagdalpur Express<\/font> (Tri-Weekly) via Titlagarh [First connectivity between Koraput\/Jeypore and Raipur.<\/font>] [** Introduced October 10 2012 **<\/span>]
\n68.<\/strong> Chennai-Puri Express (Weekly) [More connectivity between Chennai and Puri\/Bhubaneswar<\/font>] [** Introduced July 22 2012 **<\/span>]
\n70.<\/strong> Asansol-Chennai Express (Weekly) via Purulia, Sambalpur,Vizianagaram [** Introduced July 28 2012 **<\/span>]
\n71.<\/strong> Shalimar-Bhuj Express (Weekly) via Bilaspur, Katni, Bhopal<\/span>[** Introduced April 20, 2013 **<\/span>]<\/p>\n
\n1.<\/strong> Baripada-Bangriposi (Daily) [** Introduced July 13 2012 **<\/span>] <\/p>\n
\n13.<\/strong> 18005\/18006 Howrah-Koraput Express to Jagdalpur [<\/font>Connects Jeypore to Howrah.<\/font>]<\/font><\/font>[** Introduced July 30 2012 **<\/span>]
\n23.<\/strong> 58207\/58208 Raipur-Kesinga Passenger to Bhawanipatna [<\/font>Second connectivity to Bhawanipatna.<\/font>]<\/font><\/font>[** Introduced August 12 2012 **<\/span>]<\/p>\n