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		<title><![CDATA[Odisha Development Forum - An Initiative from The Odisha Society of the Americas - Train Connectivity]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Extensions]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[12871/12872 Ispat is now being extended from Titlagarh till Junagarh Rd., thus connecting Bhawanipatna to Howrah. This is three days a week. Note that the other 4 days 22861/2 we have Kantabanji Ispat.<br />
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There is also 18005/6 daily train connecting Howrah to Jagdalpur via Titlagarh, Kesinga, Rayagada, Koraput and Jeypore.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[12871/12872 Ispat is now being extended from Titlagarh till Junagarh Rd., thus connecting Bhawanipatna to Howrah. This is three days a week. Note that the other 4 days 22861/2 we have Kantabanji Ispat.<br />
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There is also 18005/6 daily train connecting Howrah to Jagdalpur via Titlagarh, Kesinga, Rayagada, Koraput and Jeypore.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[New Inter-state trains]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Chitta</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">20832/20831 Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-Weekly Express via Talcher </span></span></span><br />
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Following is from <a href="https://pragativadi.com/puri-jaleswar-passenger-sambalpur-shalimar-express-trains-to-be-flagged-off-tomorrow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://pragativadi.com/puri-jaleswar-pa...-tomorrow/</a><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite><span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">20832/20831 Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-Weekly Express via Talcher and Bhadrak will leave Sambalpur at 1910hrs (07.10p.m.) on every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursdays w.e.f. 3rd January, 2023 and will leave from Shalimar at 2125hrs (09.25p.m.) on every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays w.e.f. 4th January’2023.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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See detailed timings at <br />
<a href="https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/192444/245/1913" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetabl...4/245/1913</a> and<br />
<a href="https://indiarailinfo.com/train/shalimar-sambalpur-sf-express-via-talcher-20831/192446" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indiarailinfo.com/train/shalimar...831/192446</a><br />
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A weekly 22804/22803 <span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur  super fast express </span></span></span>has been running on this route for some time.<br />
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While there is other end-to-end connectivity between Sambalpur and Kolakta, this route creates many intermediate conectivity such as: Rairakhol/Angul/Dhenkanal/Talcher - <span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">JajpurRd/</span></span></span>Bhadrak/<span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Balasore/</span></span></span>Kharagpur/Kolkata.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">20832/20831 Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-Weekly Express via Talcher </span></span></span><br />
<br />
Following is from <a href="https://pragativadi.com/puri-jaleswar-passenger-sambalpur-shalimar-express-trains-to-be-flagged-off-tomorrow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://pragativadi.com/puri-jaleswar-pa...-tomorrow/</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite><span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">20832/20831 Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-Weekly Express via Talcher and Bhadrak will leave Sambalpur at 1910hrs (07.10p.m.) on every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursdays w.e.f. 3rd January, 2023 and will leave from Shalimar at 2125hrs (09.25p.m.) on every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays w.e.f. 4th January’2023.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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See detailed timings at <br />
<a href="https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/192444/245/1913" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetabl...4/245/1913</a> and<br />
<a href="https://indiarailinfo.com/train/shalimar-sambalpur-sf-express-via-talcher-20831/192446" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indiarailinfo.com/train/shalimar...831/192446</a><br />
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A weekly 22804/22803 <span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur  super fast express </span></span></span>has been running on this route for some time.<br />
<br />
While there is other end-to-end connectivity between Sambalpur and Kolakta, this route creates many intermediate conectivity such as: Rairakhol/Angul/Dhenkanal/Talcher - <span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">JajpurRd/</span></span></span>Bhadrak/<span style="color: #333333;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Balasore/</span></span></span>Kharagpur/Kolkata.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Intra-state Trains]]></title>
			<link>/thread-355.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[New Jaleswar-Puri passenger train.<br />
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Following is an excerpt from <a href="https://pragativadi.com/puri-jaleswar-passenger-sambalpur-shalimar-express-trains-to-be-flagged-off-tomorrow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://pragativadi.com/puri-jaleswar-pa...-tomorrow/</a><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>08416/08415 Puri-Jaleswar-Puri Passenger will leave Puri at 1315hrs (01.15p.m.) towards Jaleswar w.e.f. 31st December’2022 and will leave Jaleswar at 0450hrs (04.50a.m.) towards Puri, daily, w.e.f. 1st January, 2023.</blockquote>
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This is a MEMU passenger with lots of stoppages but is quite fast. For example, it takes 2 hr 23 minutes from Jajpur Keonjhar Road to Bhubaneswar and 2 hr 3 minutes in the opposite direction.<br />
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See detailed timings at <br />
<a href="https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/34473/217/1723" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetabl...3/217/1723</a><br />
and<br />
<a href="https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/34474/1723/217" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetabl...4/1723/217</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[New Jaleswar-Puri passenger train.<br />
<br />
Following is an excerpt from <a href="https://pragativadi.com/puri-jaleswar-passenger-sambalpur-shalimar-express-trains-to-be-flagged-off-tomorrow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://pragativadi.com/puri-jaleswar-pa...-tomorrow/</a><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>08416/08415 Puri-Jaleswar-Puri Passenger will leave Puri at 1315hrs (01.15p.m.) towards Jaleswar w.e.f. 31st December’2022 and will leave Jaleswar at 0450hrs (04.50a.m.) towards Puri, daily, w.e.f. 1st January, 2023.</blockquote>
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This is a MEMU passenger with lots of stoppages but is quite fast. For example, it takes 2 hr 23 minutes from Jajpur Keonjhar Road to Bhubaneswar and 2 hr 3 minutes in the opposite direction.<br />
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See detailed timings at <br />
<a href="https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/34473/217/1723" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetabl...3/217/1723</a><br />
and<br />
<a href="https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/all/34474/1723/217" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetabl...4/1723/217</a>]]></content:encoded>
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