Bhubaneswar, October 06 (Odisha.in) For the convenience of traveling public and to avoid rush during Puja Season, East Coast Railway has decided to run special trains towards Hatia and Pondichery.
One pair of weekly Durga Puja Special train will run between Puri and Hatia from 9th October to 21st November07. 0452 Puri-Hatia Durga Puja Special train will leave Puri at 06.20 p.m. on every Tuesdays during this period and will arrive Hatia at 07.00 a.m. on the next days.
In the return direction, 0451 Hatia-Puri Special train will leave Hatia at 9.15 p.m. on every Wednesdays during this period and will arrive Puri on the following days.
This special train will stop at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda & Rourkela between Puri and Hatia having composition of one AC-2 tier, two AC-3 tiers, 09 Sleeper Classes, 06 General Second Class coaches and two Guard cum Luggage Vans.
Similarly, one pair of weekly special train will run between Bhubaneswar and Pondichery from 12th October to 24 November07. 0898 Bhubaneswar-Pondichery Special train will leave Bhubaneswar at 11.45 a.m on every Fridays during this period and will arrive Pondichery at 01.35 p.m. on the following days.
In the return direction, 0897 Pondichery-Bhubaneswar special train will leave Pondichery at 4.10 p.m. on every Saturdays during this period and will arrive Bhubaneswar at 5.30p.m on the next days.
This special train will stop at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Brahmapur, Palasa, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, in ECoR jurisdiction between Bhubaneswar and Pondichery having composition of one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tier, 10 Sleeper Classes, 04 General Second Class coaches and two Guard cum Luggage van coaches in its composition.
Apart from this, three pairs of Super Fast Weekly Special trains will run through East Coast Railway jurisdiction during Durga Puja Holidays from Howrah to Puri, Yashwantpur and Chennai. 0809 / 0810 Howrah – Puri – Howrah special train will leave Howrah on 22.10.07 at 06.20 P. M.(Monday) and will arrive Puri at 03.30 A.M.(Tuesday).
In the return direction, this train will leave Puri on 23.10.07 at 09.45 P. M. (Tuesday) and will reach Howrah at 06.45 A.M.(Wednesday). 0863 / 0864 Howrah – Yashwantpur- Howrah special train will leave Howrah on 24.10.07 at 04.10 P. M.(Wednesday) and will arrive Yashwantpur at 04.00 A.M.(Friday). In the return direction, this train will leave Yashwantpur on 26.10.07 at 11.55 P. M. (Friday) and will reach Howrah at 01.55 P.M.(Sunday).
0841 / 0842 Howrah – Madras- Howrah a special train will leave Howrah on 17.10.07 at 04.10 P. M.(Wednesday) and will arrive Madras at 08.15 P.M.(Thursday). In the return direction, this train will leave Madras on 20.10.07 at 09.30 A. M. (Saturday) and will reach Howrah at 01.55 P.M. (Sunday). These trains will have stoppages at different important stations in East Coast Railway jurisdiction.
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