With an aim to provide more passengers comfort to the commuters, Railways have decided to extend 18005/18006 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Samaleswari Express to Jagadalpur w.e.f. 30th July 2012.
On the day of extension, 18006 Jagadalpur-Howrah Samaleswari Express will be rescheduled to leave Jagadalpur at 08.00hrs instead of its scheduled time at 04.15hrs from Jagadalpur for inaugural journey of the extended portion.
18005 Howrah-Jagadalpur Samaleswari Express arriving Koraput at 20.05hrs will leave at 20.30hrs, Jeypore at 21.44hrs and will arrive at Jagadalpur at 23.30hrs. In the return direction, 18006 Jagadalpur-Howrah Samaleswari Express will leave Jagadalpur at 04.15hrs, Jeypore at 05.22hrs and will arrive Koraput 06.35hrs.