Cuttack, March 30 : Cuttack railway station will be developed into a world class station, Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday.
Vaishnaw said Rs 303 crore has been sanctioned by the Indian railways for development of Cuttack station as a world class railway station.
The Railway minister said this while flagging off the Bhadrak- Nayagarh town Memu train at Cuttack railway station.
The Centre, he said has allocated around Rs 10,000 crore for the railways sector in Odisha for 2023-24 budget.
Speaking on the occasion Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said 57 railway stations
in Odisha are being redeveloped with all modern amenities for the passengers.
He said the development work of railway stations in Odisha will be dedicated to the people of the state by Prime Minister Naredra Modi.