According to the Railway Ministry's notification, train number 18411 will depart from Puri daily at 11:45 pm and reach Badampahar at 1:45 pm the following day. In the return direction, train number 18412 will leave Badampahar at 4:00 pm and arrive in Puri at 6:00 am the next day.
The new train will operate via Rairangpur, Tatanagar, Rajkharsawan and Chaibasa. In both directions, it will stop at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Mancheswar, Cuttack, Jakhapura, Sukinda Road, Harichandanpur, Kendujhar, Nayagarh, Banspani, Deojhar, Dangoaposi, Jhinkpani, Chaibasa, Rajkharsawan, Sini, Tatanagar, Aunlajori and Rairangpur.
Initially, the train will have nine coaches. The direct service is expected to make travel more convenient for devotees and tourists visiting Puri while improving connectivity between various parts of Jharkhand and Odisha.
For passengers from the Kolhan region, the service is expected to provide another direct rail route to Puri. Travellers from Jamshedpur will no longer need to change trains repeatedly to reach the coastal pilgrimage destination. This is expected to make their journeys easier while saving both time and money. Passengers are now awaiting the official announcement of the train's inauguration and commencement of regular operations.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand has recently received another railway connectivity boost, with the Railway Board approving a new Amrit Bharat Express between Dhanbad and Coimbatore. The proposed train, numbered 22363/22364, will connect Jharkhand with six states. In addition to Jharkhand, the service is expected to improve passenger connectivity across Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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