Indian Railways News => Topic started by nikhilndls on Jun 23, 2013 - 21:00:38 PM


Title - Rescued Uttarakhand pilgrims arrive in Vijaywada in special train
Posted by : nikhilndls on Jun 23, 2013 - 21:00:38 PM

Pilgrims from Krishna district, who were rescued after being stranded in the rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, reached Vijaywada on Sunday from New Delhi.As many as 153 people, who belonged to various places in the district, arrived in a special train Sunday morning.The railway administration attached four bogies to the New Delhi-Visakhapatnam Link Express for residents of Visakhapatnam and Rajahmundry, and two coaches to Puri-Tirupati Express for those belonging to Ongole and Nellore, to facilitate their journey home, said Additional Divisional Railway Manager S Subba Rao.Pilgrims were provided free food at the railway station.