Bhubaneswar: To facilitate smooth, comfortable and hassle free travel during Holi and Dola Jatra, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced multiple special trains.
These have been introduced to clear extra passenger rush and provide additional connectivity between important destinations across the country as people travel to celebrate the festival with their families, an ECoR release said.
The special train services, connecting Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Sambalpur with major cities, including Yesvantpur, SMVB Bengaluru, Tirupati, Charlapalli, Shalimar, Dhanbad and Erode, are as follows:
• 02811 Bhubaneswar – Yesvantpur Special will run on Saturdays from February 28 to March 28.
• 02812 Yesvantpur – Bhubaneswar Special will run on Mondays from March 2 to March 30.
• 02832 Bhubaneswar – Dhanbad Special will run daily from March 1 to March 31.
• 02831 Dhanbad – Bhubaneswar Special will run daily from March 2 to April 1.
• 08311 Sambalpur – Erode Special will run on Wednesdays from March 4 to March 25.
• 08312 Erode – Sambalpur Special will run on Fridays from March 6 to March 27.
• 08508 Visakhapatnam – Shalimar Special will run on Tuesdays from March 3 to March 17.
• 08507 Shalimar – Visakhapatnam Special will run on Wednesdays from March 4 to March 18.
• 08547 Visakhapatnam – Tirupati Special will run on Wednesdays from March 4 to March 25.
• 08548 Tirupati – Visakhapatnam Special will run on Thursdays from March 5 to March 26.
• 08579 Visakhapatnam – Charlapalli Special will run on Fridays from March 6 to March 27.
• 08580 Charlapalli – Visakhapatnam Special will run on Saturdays from March 7 to March 28.
• 08581 Visakhapatnam – SMVB Bengaluru Special will run on Sundays from March 1 to March 29.
• 08582 SMVB Bengaluru – Visakhapatnam Special will run on Mondays from March 2 to March 30.
• 08583 Visakhapatnam – Tirupati Special will run on Mondays from March 2 to March 30.
• 08584 Tirupati – Visakhapatnam Special will run on Tuesdays from March 3 to March 31.
• 08439 Puri-Patna Special will run on Saturdays from February 28 to March 28.
• 08440 Patna- Puri Special will run on Sundays from March 1 to March 29.
• 03101 Sealdah- Malatipatpur Special will run on Fridays from February 27 to March 20.
• 03102 Malatipatpur- Sealdah Special will run on Saturdays from February 28 to March 21.
• 03230 Patna- Puri Special will run on Thursdays from March 5 to March 26.
• 03229 Puri-Patna Special will run on Fridays from March 6 to March 27.
“More Holi Special Trains will be introduced shortly, subject to passenger demand and operational feasibility,” it said, while advising passengers to check train schedules, halts and booking availability through authorised railway enquiry systems and IRCTC platforms for the latest updates.
