Triple Train Mishap: ECoR To Run 3 Special Trains From Puri To Howrah Tonight

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run three special trains between from Puri to Howrah on Sunday night.

In a statement on Sunday evening, the ECoR said in view of the accident in Odisha’s Balasore, train services in Bhadrak-Kharagpur section in Howrah-Chennai Main Line have been affected. Due to cancellation of trains, passengers from Puri to Howrah have been stranded at Puri.

To facilitate these passengers, the ECoR has decided to run following three special trains between Puri and Howrah on Sunday night:

• 02801 Puri Howrah Special from Puri will leave at 1900hrs and run via Jakhapura-Kendujhargarh-Dongoaposi-Kharagpur route. This train will provide stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jakhapura, Harichandanpur, Keonjhargarh, Dongoaposi, Tata and Kharagpur between Puri and Howrah. It will have two Sleeper Class, six Second Class Chair Car and two Guard cum Second Class Seating Coaches.
• 02803 Puri Howrah Special from Puri will leave at 2100hrs and run via Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda route. It will have stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tata and Kharagpur. It will have 11 Second Class Seating, two AC Chair Car, two Chair Car and two Guard cum Second Class Seating Coaches.
• 02805 Puri Howrah Special from Puri will leave at 2200hrs and run via Jakhapura-Kendujhargarh-Dongoaposi-Kharagpur route. This train will provide stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jakhapura, Harichandanpur, Keonjhargarh, Dongoaposi, Tata and Kharagpur. It will have two MEMU Motor Car and six MEMU Coaches.