Bhubaneswar: In order to meet the increased passenger demand during the festive season, 14 more Puja Special trains have been planned to run under the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction towards different destinations of the country.
According to a release of ECoR on Saturday, 27 pairs of Special Trains are running towards different destinations of the country from its jurisdiction. Additionally, 14 Special Trains will be run to enhance connectivity and ease the burden on regular train services during the high-demand period. Total 1134 trips of these Special Trains will be operational during the festive season.
These trains, which will run upto last week of November, aim to accommodate more than 5.32 lakh additional passengers.
Following Special Trains will depart from various major stations under ECoR jurisdiction:
• Bhubaneswar to Dhanbad (Jharkhand) and Yesvantpur (Bengaluru)
• Puri to Patna, Nizamuddin, Udhna (Surat), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Kolkata, Santragachhi & Shalimar (West Bengal) and Bhanjapur (Baripada)
• Sambalpur to Erode (Kerala)
• Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Tirupati, Chennai, Kollam (Kerala), Shalimar and Araku
• Berhampur to Nanded (Maharastra), Secunderabad and Surat (Gujarat)
• Srikakulam to Secunderabad and Tirupati
• Cuttack to Hyderabad
These Special Trains will provide additional convenience to passengers traveling to popular destinations during Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja, ensuring that everyone reaches their destination safely and on time.
The ECoR has requested the passengers to check the updated schedule and availability of the special trains through various platforms including National Train Enquiry System (NTES), East Coast Railway’s Social Media Platforms, PRS Enquiry Counters at railway stations.