Bhubaneswar: In view of demands from public and to clear additional rush in regular trains, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to extend the services of two special trains till April next year.
Puri-Patna Weekly Special
08439 Puri-Patna Weekly Special Train, leaving from Puri every Saturday, will run up to April 27, 2024. Similarly, 08440 Patna-Puri Weekly Special Train, leaving from Patna every Sunday, will run up to April 28, 2024.
Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Daily Special
02832 Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Special Train, leaving from Bhubaneswar daily, will run up to April 29, 2024. Similarly, 02831 Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Weekly Special Train, leaving from Dhanbad daily, will run up to April 30, 2024.
The ECoR further informed that another special train will run up to January next year
Patna-Puri Weekly Special
03230 Patna-Puri Special Train, leaving from Patna every Thursday, will run up to January 25, 2024. Similarly, 03229 Puri-Patna Weekly Special Train, leaving from Puri every Friday, will run up to January 26, 2024.
Timings and stoppages for these special trains will remain unchanged, it added.