Special trains for army aspirants in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In view of heavy rush in trains for the recruitment drive of 120 Infantry Battalion, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run two special trains on Wednesday.

Railway officials said that the first special train for army aspirants will leave Bhubaneswar at 2000hrs (08.00 p.m) towards Koraput via Brahmapur-Vizianagaran & Rayagada.

 It will cover maximum candidates from Southern Odisha and Kalahandi, said an ECoR release.

The second will leave from Puri at 2300hrs towards Sambalpur via Bhubaneswar & Dhenkanal. It will cover candidates from Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir and Jharsuguda areas.

Khurda Road-Kharagpur Passenger from Khurda Road today will leave at 1930hrs instead of 1645hrs to adjust the candidates moving towards Jajpur / Bhadrak / Baleswar / Baripada directions.

All these special trains for army aspirants will have general coaches. Candidates can take tickets from General Booking counters and can also book tickets on their mobiles, said the statement.