Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways will operate two pairs of additional special trains on important routes to facilitate comfortable journey of passengers and clear the extra rush during the upcoming festive season, said the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Thursday.  

The railways will operate the additional special trains between Puri and Santragachi, and Khurda Road and Shalimar during the upcoming Durga Puja and Diwali, added the ECoR.

Puri–Santragachi–Puri Puja Special

Train No. 08405 Puri–Santragachi Puja Special will run every Monday from October 5 to 26, while Train No. 08406 Santragachi–Puri Puja Special will run every Tuesday from October 6 to 27.

Train No. 08405 will depart Puri at 17:45 hrs and reach Santragachi at 03:45 hrs the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 08406 will depart Santragachi at 08:45 hrs and arrive at Puri at 19:00 hrs.

The trains will have stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Baleshwar, Rupsa, Jaleswar, Belda and Kharagpur.

The special train will comprise 18 LHB coaches, including one AC 2-Tier coach, three AC 3-Tier coaches, eight Sleeper Class coaches and four General coaches.

Shalimar–Khurda Road–Shalimar Puja Special

Train No. 08043 Shalimar–Khurda Road Puja Special will run every Monday from October 12 to November 9. In the return direction, Train No. 08044 Khurda Road–Shalimar Puja Special will run every Tuesday from October 13 to November 10.

Train No. 08043 will depart Shalimar at 17:55 hrs and arrive at Khurda Road at 02:45 hrs the next day. Train No. 08044 will depart Khurda Road at 06:45 hrs and reach Shalimar at 15:00 hrs.

The train will have stoppages at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Baleshwar, Rupsa Jn., Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.

The special train will comprise 22 ICF coaches, including two AC 2-Tier coaches, six AC 3-Tier coaches, eight Sleeper Class coaches and four General coaches