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Proposed: Coastal: Puri-Konark line with Vistadome trains - Chitta - 02-20-2024

Key points from https://odishabytes.com/ashwini-vaishnaw-announces-rs-492-cr-puri-konark-rail-line-project-with-vistadome-trains-in-odisha-ahead-of-polls/ and https://kalingatv.com/state/vistadome-train-from-puri-to-konark-to-be-started-soon-ashwini-vaishnaw/ 

  • Approved by PM
  • 32 km long
  • Rs 492 crores budget
  • Needs 215 hectares of land
  • Will include 4-5 special tourist hubs for spiritual and heritage tourism
  • The trains will experience Jagannath culture on the inside as we will run AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) shows
  • Trains with Vistadome coach will run on this: second railway line in Odisha to witness Vistadome coaches after the Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Express which passes through Koraput.
See also https://twitter.com/Kalingatv/status/1759920707100914147








RE: Puri-Konark line with Vistadome trains - Chitta - 03-29-2024

Some details about this line from https://twitter.com/mailranjitswain/status/1773715609886609506/photo/1 and https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/puri-konark-rail-line-to-have-three-new-stations-ecor/articleshow/108863878.cms

  • Between Puri and Konark there will be two stations at Poratara and Bhinguradhia
  • 215.9 hectares of land would be needed
  • Two important bridges, 9 major bridges and 47 minor bridges
  • Will cross three rivers: Nuanai, Dhanua, and Kushabhadra



RE: Puri-Konark line with Vistadome trains - Chitta - 07-16-2024

Following is from https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_16275_187310_4_71_27-06-2024_5_i_1_sf.html 

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