ECR to run 19 pairs of special trains for Dusshera

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar
Last Updated : Sep 24 2015 | 8:22 PM IST
In an effort to clear additional rush of passengers during the festival of Dusshera, Railways have decided to run 19 pairs of weekly and bi-weekly special trains towards different destinations of the country from East Coast Railway (ECR) jurisdiction.
Railways said this will create more than 4 lakh additional berths.
The special trains included Bhubaneswar-Bangalore Cant-Bhubaneswar bi-weekly superfast Suvidha special, Bhubaneswar-Patna weekly special, Sambalpur-Yesvantpur weekly special, Puri-Santragachi weekly special and Howrah-Puri-Howrah weekly Tatkal special.
The other trains are Sealdah-Puri weekly special, Hatia-Puri-Hatia Garib Rath weekly special via Keonjhargarh and Jakhapura, Tata-Visakhapatnam-Tata weekly special via Keonjhargarh, Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad weekly special, Visakhapatnam-Tirupati weekly special and Visakhapatnam-Krishnarajpuram weekly special.
Also in the list are Secunderabad-Guwahati weekly special, Howrah-Ernakulam-Howrah super fast weekly Suvidha special, Howrah-Chennai-Howrah Weekly AC Suvidha special, Howrah-Yesvantpur-Howrah weekly superfast Suvidha special, Shalimar-Secunderabad-Shalimar weekly special, Kamakhya-Secunderabad-Kamakhya weekly Suvidha special, Santragachhi-Chennai Central-Santragachhi weekly express and Kochuveli-Guwahati-Kochuveli weekly express trains.
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First Published: Sep 24 2015 | 8:22 PM IST

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