Following is an excerpt from https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/...i-vaishnaw 

Quote:17 May 2024, 10:53 pm

CUTTACK: The Railway Board has sanctioned a final location survey for a new line between Angul and Nayagarh Town via Narasinghpur, Kantilo and Khandapada and a chord line between Khurda Town and Kaipadar Road.

Addressing a Vijay Sankalp Samabesh at Sri Ram Bazaar in Narasinghpur, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw showed the sanction order and said the new line is poised to bring significant economic and infrastructural benefits to the region, enhancing connectivity and fostering growth. The Railway Board has sanctioned Rs 3 crore for the final location survey of the 120-km railway line. Once the survey is over, construction of the line will be expedited

The Angul-Nayagarh Town portion of the project will provide connectivity to Kantilo Nilamadhab temple and promote nature tourism by extending connectivity to unexplored wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests in the region. Besides it will also facilitate smooth freight movement to coal and power plants. The proposed new line will merge with the ongoing Khurda-Balangir line at Nayagarh Town station and take off from Khurda Town station to Kaipadar Road station in Khurda Road Vizianagaram main line.

September 2024 situation: see below (From Sambada)

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It looks like the new government is getting ready to repeal this act or make changes to it. This act was not well though out and has greatly harmed the Odisha universities. See below from Sambada.

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This will greatly reduce the distance between them.

Following is from https://x.com/CMO_Odisha/status/18399007...83/photo/1

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Following is from https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1023...5594535015

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See the full list at https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sam...on-sbp/245 .

There are a few trains that pass through and/or originate from Sambalpur that give new and/or additional connectivity to Odisha; some of them are beyond what is available from the capital city of Odisha. Some of these trains are:

• Sambalpur-JAT express - 4 times a week (https://indiarailinfo.com/train/sambalpu...002/245/81): There is no connectivity to JAT from Bhubaneswar.
  
• Maurya Express - daily (https://indiarailinfo.com/train/maurya-e...73/245/539) to from Gorakhpur: There is no connectivity to Gorakhpur from Bhubaneswar.
  
• Nagavalli Express - 3 times a week (https://indiarailinfo.com/train/nagawali...7/245/1676) to/from Nanded: There is no connectivity to Nanded from Bhubaneswar
  
• Tata-Ernakulum Express - daily (https://indiarailinfo.com/train/tatanaga...000/245/52): There is a daily Vivek express that passes through Bhubaneswar.
  
• Dhanbad-Alleppy Express - daily (https://indiarailinfo.com/train/dhanbad-.../33/245/54): There is only a biweekly train between Alleppy and Bhubaneswar.
  

GIFT has A++.

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