In view of the demands from the passengers and to avoid rush in regular trains, East Coast Railway has decided to run one pair of weekly Puja Special train to Pune from Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad & Howrah from Puri .
BHUBANESWAR-PUNE
2582A/2581A Bhubaneswar-Pune-Bhubaneswar weekly Puja Special will run on every Tuesday from Bhubaneswar and on every Thursday from Pune w.e.f. 12th October till 25th November’10. 2582A Bhubaneswar-Pune Weekly Puja Special will leave Bhubaneswar at 10.15 p.m and will arrive Pune at 05.00 a.m on Thursdays. In the return direction, 2581A Pune-Bhubaneswar Weekly Puja Special will leave Pune at 11.15a.m and will arrive Bhubaneswar at 05.35p.m on Friday.This train has one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tier, 06 Sleeper Class, 06 General Second Class and 02 Guard-Cum-Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Rajahmundry, Vijaywada, Guntur, Nadikudi, Secunderabad, Wadi and Solapur between Bhubnaneswar and Pune.
Puri-Hyderabad
Similarly, 0863/0864 Puri-Hyderabad-Puri weekly Puja Special will run on every Saturday from Puri and on every Sunday from Hyderabad w.e.f. 9th October till 28th November’10. 0863 Puri-Hyderabad Weekly Puja Special will leave Puri at 10.30a.m and will arrive Hyderabad at 09.15 a.m on Sundays. In the return direction, 0864 Hyderabad-Puri Weekly Puja Special will leave Hyderabad at 11.00p.m and will arrive Puri at 09.00p.m on Monday.This train has one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tier, 08 Sleeper Class, 06 General Second Class, One Pantry Car and 02 Guard-Cum-Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Brahmapur, Palasa, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Vijaywada, Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad between Puri and Hyderabad.
Puri-Howrah
Similarly, to avoid mad rush in Howrah bound trains from Puri, East Coast Railway has decided to run a single pair Puja Special train 0875/0876 Puri-Howrah-Puri Special which will leave from Puri on 18th October (Monday) and from Howrah on 19th October 2010(Tuesday). This train will leave Puri at 11.35p.m and will arrive Howrah at 09.20a.m on the next day. In the return direction, this train will leave Howrah at 9.55a.m on Tuesday and will arrive Puri at 07.00 p.m. on the same day.This train has 03 AC-3 tier, 09 Sleeper Classes, 04 General Second Class coaches, 02 Guard-Cum-Luggage Vans and composite coaches of one AC-1st cum 2 tier, one AC 2nd cum 3 tier and one AC 1st cum 3 tier coaches in its compositon having stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road between Howrah and Puri.