Cuttack, July 6: The operations of Special Train Service for the holy Rath Yatra began Saturday as Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab flagged off the operations at the Cuttack Railway Station.

Notably, 315 special trains will be in operation to Puri from various places across the state as well as places from neighbouring states of Odisha. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) released a list of trains and their timings on their X handle.

ବିଶ୍ଵପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ରଥଯାତ୍ରା ମହୋତ୍ସବ ସମୟରେ ପୂର୍ବତଟ ରେଳପଥର ବିନମ୍ର ସେବା !

ମହୋତ୍ସବ ଅବଧି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ତୀର୍ଥଯାତ୍ରୀ ଓ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଳୁ ମାନଙ୍କ ଯାତ୍ରା ଉପଲବ୍ଧି ପାଇଁ 315 ରୁ ଅଧିକ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ଟ୍ରେନ ଚଳାଚଳ l#RathaYatra2024 #ECoRupdate #RathYatraSpecialTrains @RailMinIndia pic.twitter.com/IMZt2AyFCy
— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) July 5, 2024

Speaking on the Special Train Service, Mahtab said, "Previously, most of the trains couldn't be operated to Puri due to the lack of railway tracks. As a result, people used to travel to Puri in their own vehicles or going for alternatives. But with the change of time, this became possible after the Indian Railways expanded the railway tracks."

"Now devotees and pilgrims from all corners of the state can travel to Puri without any hesitation. This will instill confidence in government vehicles and ensure pollution-free Rath Yatra," explained the BJP MP.

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