Title - East Coast Railways to run special trains to cater to Durga Puja rush

VISAKHAPATNAM: The East Coast Railways (ECoR) has decided to run a pair of weekly express trains via Srikakulam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Kendujhargarh to cater to the needs of the travelling public during the peak season of Durga Puja. Train number 08516 will leave Visakhapatnam on Sundays from September 22 to November 24 at 5.45pm and arrive at Tatanagar the next day at 10.45am.The train is scheduled to arrive at Simhachalam at 6.01pm, Vizianagaram at 6.45pm, Srikakulam Road at 7.50pm, Palasa at 8.50pm, Ichchapuram 9.36pm, Berhampur 10pm, Chatrapu 10.22pm, Balugaon at 11.05pm, Khurda Road at 12.30am, Bhubaneswar at 1am, Mancheswar 1.15am and Cuttack at 1.35am on the Visakhapatnam-Cuttack main line.

In the Jakhapura-Rajkharswan-Tatanagar line, the train will stop at Jakhapura junction, Sukinda Road, Harichandanpur, Kendujhargarh, Nayagarh, Banspani, Dangoaposi, Chaibasa and Rajkharswan junction.Similarly, train number 08515 will leave Tatanagar on Mondays from September 23 to November 25 at 1pm and arrive at Visakhapatnam the next day at 4.40am. This train will halt at the same stations between Tatanagar-Rajkharswan Junction-Jakhapura Junction and on the Cuttack-Visakhapatnam main line, the train will stop at Cuttack at 9.30pm, Mancheswar 9.57pm, Bhubaneswar 10.05pm, Khurda Road at 10.40pm, Balugaon at 11.34pm, Chatrapur at 12.12am, Berhampur 12.30am, Ichchapuram 12.54am, Palasa 1.50am, Srikakulam 2.43am, Vizianagaram 3.43am and at Simhachalam at 4.23am.

The trains will comprise of one AC two-tier and AC three-tier coach each, five sleeper class coaches and six general second class coaches, said an ECoR release here on Tuesday.