Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways, following the approval of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw named the Sambalpur – Shalimar Express as Mahima Gosain Express on Friday.
The aforementioned train, (20832 / 20831), Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly Express (now, Mahima Gosain Express) runs via – Angul and Talcher.
Recently, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had requested Vaishnaw to rename the Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly Express as “Mahima Gosain Express”.
“Keeping in view the sentiments and faith of the people towards the Mahima shrine Ministry of Railways has renamed the Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly Express as Mahima Gosain Express,” the East Coast Railway (ECoR) stated.
