Bhubaneswar: Considering heavy rush of devotees during Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri town, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run more trains besides 205 special trains for Sandhya Darsha, Bahuda Yatra and Sunabesha of sibling deities of Jagannath Temple.
Three pairs of daily Trains will ply between Khurda Road and Puri and two pairs daily train between Mahipur and Puri from July 2 to 7.
On the day before Bahuda Yatra, 7 pairs (3 pairs from Mahipur and 4 pairs from Khurda Road) of Special Trains will run towards Puri and vice versa for Sandhya Darshan July 8. Besides, following trains have been scheduled:
08933/08934 Visakhapatnam-Puri-Visakhapatnam Special will leave Visakhapatnam at 1430hrs on 08.07.2022 towards Puri. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 2025hrs on 09.07.2022 towards Visakhapatnam.
08937/08938 Junagarh Road-Puri-Junagarh Road Special will leave Junagarh Road at 1100hrs on 08.07.2022 towards Puri. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 1900hrs on 09.07.2022 towards Junagarh Road.
08945/08946 Sambalpur-Puri- Sambalpur Special will leave Sambalpur at 2130hrs on 08.07.2022 towards Puri. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 2315hrs on 09.07.2022 towards Sambalpur.
08941/08942 Gunupur-Puri-Gunupur Special will leave Gunupur at 0315hrs on 09.07.2022 towards Puri. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 2040hrs on 09.07.2022 towards Gunupur.
On Bahuda Yatra July9, the ECoR will run 10 pairs of Special Trains from Paradip, Mahipur, Cuttack, Brahmapur, Bhadrak, Khurda Road, Keonjhargarh to Puri and vice versa.
On the day of Sunabesha on July 10, additional 11 pairs of Special Trains from Paradip, Mahipur, Cuttack, Berhampur, Bhadrak, Khurda Road, Keonjhargarh will go to Puri and vice versa.
08971/08972 Junagarh Road-Puri-Junagarh Road Special will leave Junagarh Road at 0530hrs on 10.07.2022 towards Puri. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 0015hrs on 11.07.2022 (midnight on 10th) towards Junagarh Road.
08957/08958 Gunupur-Puri-Gunupur Special will leave Gunupur at 0430hrs on 10.07.2022 towards Puri. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 2000hrs on 10.07.2022 towards Gunupur.
08979/08980 Sambalpur-Puri- Sambalpur Special will leave Sambalpur at 0800hrs on 10.07.2022 towards Puri. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 0200hrs on 11.07.2022 towards Sambalpur.
08975/08976 Visakhapatnam-Puri-Visakhapatnam Special will leave Visakhapatnam at 0630hrs on 10.07.2022 towards Puri. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 0100hrs on 11.07.2022 towards Visakhapatnam.
On the day after Sunabesha on July 11, six Special Trains will leave Puri towards Gunupur, Rayagada, Bhadrak, Visakhapatnam, Kendujhargarh and Mahipur and One Special Train will run from Keonjhargarh to Puri. 08983 Puri-Sambalpur Special will leave Puri at 1200hrs on 11.07.2022 towards Sambalpur.
For the convenience of the passengers, East Coast Railway has taken necessary steps to provide reserved Class Accommodation in some of the Special Trains in long-distance trains.
