Bhubaneswar: To handle the winter rush, the Indian Railways has decided to run 16 special trains to different destinations under East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction from January 1 to April 1.
From Jan 1
Santragachi-Coimbatore Special
Sambalpur-Banswadi (Bengaluru) Special
Chennai Central-Santragachi Special
From Jan 2
Bhubaneswar -Secunderabad special
From Jan 3
Santragachi-Chennai Central Special
Puri-Santragachi Special Fare Weekly Special
Shalimar-Puri-Santragachi Weekly AC Special
Hatia-Bangalore Cant Special
From Jan 4
Puducherry-Santragachi Special
From Jan 5
Kacheguda-Srikakulam Road Special
From Jan 6
Visakhapatnam-Tirupati Special
Kacheguda-Tatanagar Weekly Special
From Jan 7
Kacheguda-Srikakulam Special
Visakhapatnam-Secundarabad Weekly Special
Two trains- Kolkata-Puri Special and Visakhapatnam-Araku Special- are already running from December 23.
The decision to run these trains was taken after reviewing the long waiting lists in regular trains. Now, waitlisted passengers can book confirmed tickets in these special trains. on IRCTC website, its mobile app or at the PRS counters, an ECoR release said.
