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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  RE: Proposed: Coastal: Puri-Konark line with Vistadome trains - Chitta - 03-20-2025 See also https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Mar/30/puri-konark-new-railway-line-to-bypass-balukhand-sanctuary-in-odisha which gives the following alignment.