The new Puri-Badampahad train will connect six Odisha districts, with operations expected to begin next month after Centre approval. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced that the Centre has approved a new express train service between Puri and Badampahar in Mayurbhanj district, marking another. The Railway Board has approved the new Puri–Rairangpur–Badampahar Express, which will connect six districts across coastal, central and northern Odisha.