Bhubaneswar: Breaking News! Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee did not offer much to the people of Orissa in her West Bengal-specific Railway Budget 2010, but people in distant regions such as Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Phulbani will have something to celebrate.
Several new train routes were announced in the 2010 Railway Budget. The follwing new train lines have been allocated for Orissa:
- Phulbani-Berhampur
- Jeypore-Malkangiri
- Raipur-Jharsuguda
- Puri-Konark
- Nabarangpur-Jeypore
In addition, survey will be made for new train lines in Talcher-Phulbani-Lanjigarh and Gunpur-Theruball-Junagarh-Jeypore route. Delang-Puri and Talcher-Sambalpur will have double track rain lines.
The Railway Minister announced 10 Duronto trains in the Railway Budget 2010. There will be one Duronto Express between Howrah-Puri. Not surprisingly, West Bengal got 5 Duronto trains.