Archive · 20 Jul 2025
Railway Minister Inspects Puri Station Redevelopment
Imagine a high-ranking railway official named Mr. Somanna visited a train station in a place called Puri.
He checked out the work being done to make the station better.
He said the railway is growing a lot, with new train tracks and nicer places for people to wait.
A lot of stations in the area are getting fixed up, costing billions of rupees.
The Puri station will have fancy new features for travelers.
Mr. Somanna also talked about new trains that connect to important cities.
He went to visit a temple with his family, too!
Minister of State for Railways V Somanna inspected redevelopment works at Puri railway station.
59 stations in the state are being redeveloped at a cost of Rs 2,379 crore.
The redeveloped Puri station will offer world-class amenities.
Somanna highlighted advancements in railway infrastructure.
Somanna visited the Jagannath temple in Puri with his family.
- Who
- Minister of State for Railways V Somanna
- What
- Inspected redevelopment works at Puri railway station.
- When
- Sunday, July 20
- Where
- Puri railway station, Odisha
- Why
- To review the ongoing redevelopment efforts and improvements in railway infrastructure.
- Minister
- V Somanna
- Location
- Puri, Odisha
- Event
- Inspection of railway station redevelopment
- Cost of redevelopment
- Rs 2,379 crore
- Number of stations redeveloping
- 59