In order to clear extra rush passengers during summer season,weekly Special Trains will be run between Santhragachi and Kochuveli & Shalimar and Chennai Central as per the following schedules:-
1)Santragachi-Kochiveli-Santragachi Weekly Special Train ( 14 Services ) -: Train No.02851 Santragachi-Kochiveli Weekly Special trainwill departSantragachi at 16 05 hrs on Saturdays (i.e.on 5th ., 12th , 19th26th May and 2nd , 9th, 16th June, 2012)and arrive Kochuveli at 13. 45 hrs on Mondays. In the return direction Train No. 02852Kocheveli- SantragachiWeekly Special train will departKocheveli at04.15 hrs on Tuesdays (i.e., on 8th , 15th, 22nd , 29th May,and5th , 12th19th June, 2012)and arrive Santragachi at 03. 00 hrs on all Thursdays. Enroute these trains will stop at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jaipurkeojhar Road, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Berhampur, Vizianagaram, Vishakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Renugunta, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Ambur, Jolarpatai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur,Coimbatore, Podanur, Palakkad, Shoranur, Trisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kotayyam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayankulam and Kollam.These trains will have 15 coachesViz., one AC II Tier, two AC III Tier, seven Sleeper Class, three General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage cum brake van Coaches.
2)Shalimar-Chennai Central-Shalimar Weekly Super Fast Special Train (14 Services):Train No. 08041 Shalimar-Chennai Central weekly Super Fast Special Train will depart Shalimar at 12 20 hrs onTuesdays (i.e. 1st ,8th,15th ,22nd ,29th May and 5th and 12th June, 2012) and arrive Chennai Central at 17 00 hrs on Wednesdays. In the return direction, Train No. 08042 Chennai Central –Shalimar Weekly Super Fast Special Train will depart Chennai Central at 16 15 hrs on Thursdays (i.e. 3rd,10th ,17th ,24th, 31st May; and 7th ,14th June, 2012)and arrive Shalimar at 21 30 hrs on Fridays.Enroute, these Super Fast special trains will stop at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Balasore,Bhadrak, jajpurkeonjhar Road, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapattanam, Duvvada, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada and Gudur .These trains will have 14 Coaches Viz, two AC III Tier, seven Sleeper Class, three General Second Class and Two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.