Title - SCR to run special trains for Tirupati, Hyderabad

Two special trains will be run by the South Central Railway to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Deepavali festival season.One will be Aurangabad –Tirupati–Aurangabad and the other will be a weekly Hyderabad-Santragachi- Hyderabad special.No. 07405 Aurangabad-Tirupati train will depart Aurangabad on November 9 (Friday) at 6.40 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada on November 10 at 11.45 a.m./12.00 noon., and reach Tirupati at 7 p.m.In the return direction, No.07406 Tirupati-Aurangabad special will depart Tirupati on November 10 ( Saturday) at 9.15 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada on November 11 at 3.55 a.m./4.05 a.m., and reach Aurangabad at 8.30 p.m.These trains will halt at Jalna, Parbhani, Purna, Nanded, Mudkhed, Basar, Nizamabad, Kamareddi, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Tenali, Chirala, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Venkatagiri, Srikalahasti, and Renigunta stations in both the directions. The trains will consist of one AC 2 tier, one AC-3 tier, six sleeper class, six general second class, and two second class luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The weekly Hyderabad-Santragachi-Hyderabad (No. 07128) will depart Hyderabad on Monday, November 5, at 9.50 p.m., arrive /depart Vijayawada at 4.15 a.m./4.35 a.m., and reach Santragachi at 2.50 a.m. the second day.

In the return direction, Train No. 07127 Santragachi-Hyderabad weekly will depart Santragachi on Wednesday, November 7, at 9.30 a.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada at 5.30 a.m./5.50 am., and arrive Hyderabad at 12.30 p.m. the next day.

It will halt at Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Madhira, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Palasa, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Kharagpur stations in both the directions.

Four special trains will run between Hyderabad and Visakhapatnami. Train No. 07148 Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam special will depart Hyderabad on Fridays (November 9 and 16) at 7.30 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada at 2 a.m./2.20 a.m., and reach Visakhapatnam at 8.30 a.m. the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 07147 Visakhapatnam-Hyderabad special will depart Visakhapatnam on Saturdays (November 10 and 17) at 7.05 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada at 2 a.m./2.20 a.m., and reach Hyderabad at 8.50 a.m. the next day.

The trains will halt at Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Madhira, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalle, and  Duvvada stations in both the directions.