The Malda Town-Bengaluru Amrit Bharat Express, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, received a grand welcome at various railway stations across Odisha. Welcoming ceremonies took place at Jaleswar, Balasore, Soro, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, and Brahmapur railway stations, with the participation of political leaders, social workers, students, and teachers. This train, connecting West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, consists of 22 coaches, including eight second-class unreserved coaches with advanced facilities and 12 sleeper-class reserved coaches.

Notably, the train will leave Malda Town every Sunday at 08.50 hrs and will reach Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru) at 03.00 hrs, the third day. Again it will leave Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru) every Tuesday at 13.50 hrs and will reach Malda Town at 11.00 hrs, the third day, the official website informed. The train with all non-AC coaches will run regularly from January 7. The train with 130 kmph speed will have stoppages at Jaleswar, Balasore, Soro, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road and Brahmapur railway stations in Odisha. While the train fare from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru has been fixed at Rs 432 per passenger for general compartment, the fare is Rs 782 per ticket for travel in sleeper class reserved coach.