Title - Special Puja trains for Delhi, Yesvantpur

In a bid to avoid rush in regular trains to New Delhi and Yesvantpur and provide comfort to passengers, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run weekly special trains for New Delhi and Yesvantpur from Bhubaneswar and between Visakhapatnam and Tata via Bhubaneswar, Jakhapura, Keonjhar and Banspani.

The 02815 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi special train will leave Bhubaneswar at 8.10am every Sunday and arrive at New Delhi at 6.05pm every Monday starting from September 29 to November 24. In its return direction, the 02816 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar special train will leave New Delhi at 1pm every Monday and arrive at Bhubaneswar at 11.05am every Tuesday between September 30 to November 25. The train will have stoppages at Cuttack, Bhadrak, Baleswar.

Similarly, the 02845 Bhubaneswar-Yesvantpur special train will depart Bhubaneswar at 7.45am every Wednesday, which will reach Yesvantpur at 12.10 pm every Thursday between September 25 and November 27. In its return way, the 02846 Yesvantpur-Bhubaneswar special train will leave Yesvantpur at 11.30 pm every Thursday and reach Bhubaneswar at 3.30am every Saturday from September 26 to November 28. The train will have stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon and Brahmapur.

Besides, the 08516 Visakhapatnam-Tata special train will leave Visakhapatnam at 5.45pm every Sunday and arrive at Tata at 10.45am on the next day between September 22 to November 24. In its return direction, the 08515 Tata-Visakhapatnam special train will depart Tata at 1pm on every Monday between September 23 to November 25 and reach Visakhapatnam at 4.40pm the following day.

The train will have stoppages at Brahmapur, Chhatrapur, Balugaon, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Mancheswar, Cuttack, Jakhapura, Sukinda Road, Harichandanpur, Kendujhargarh, Nayagarh and Bansapani.