Southern Railway will run the following Special Trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer months of April, May & June 2012.
1) Santragachi – Kochuveli – Santragachi Weekly Specials:
T.No.02851 Santragachi – Kochuveli weekly special will leave Santragachi at 16.05 hrs. on Saturdaysfrom 05.5.2012 to 16.6.2012 and arrive Kochuveli at 13.45 hrs. on Mondays. T.No.02852 Kochuveli – Santragachi weekly special will leave Kochuveli at 04.15 hrs. on Tuesdays from 08.5.2012 to 19.6.2012and arrive Santragachi at 03.00 hrs. on Thursdays. The composition of the trains will be 2 AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road , Bhubaneswar , Khurda Road , Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatinam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Ambur, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernnakulam Town, Kottyam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayankulam and Kollam.
2)Shalimar – Chennai Central – Shalimar Superfast Weekly Specials:
T.No.08041 Shalimar – Chennai Central superfast weekly special will leave Shalimar at 12.20 hrs. on Tuesdays from 01.5.2012 to 12.6.2012 and arriveChennai Central at 17.00 hrs. on Wednesdays. T.No.08042 Chennai Central – Shalimar superfast weekly special will leave Chennai Central at 16.15 hrs. on Thursdays from 03.5.2012 to 14.6.2012and arrive Shalimar at21.30 hrs. on Fridays. The composition of the trains will be 2 AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road , Bhubaneswar , Khurda Road , Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatinam, Duvvada, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada and Gudur.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 07.3.2012.