In order to clear extra rush of passengers during the festive season, South Eastern Railway has decided to run more Special trains between Shalimar/Santragachi to various parts of the country including Chennai, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore & Gondia.
CHENNAI SPECIAL
06030 Shalimar-Chennai Superfast Special will leave Shalimar at 15.00 hrs. on 16th October, 23rd October and 30th October and will reach Chennai at 18.05 hrs. on the next day. In the return direction, 06029 Chennai-Shalimar Superfast Special will leave Chennai at 00.30 hrs. on 15th October, 22nd October and 29th October and will arrive Shalimar at 07.00 hrs. on the next day.
The train will have one AC 1st Class, one AC-2tier, two AC-3tier, six Sleeper Class and six General Second Class coaches.It will have stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar,Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Tuni, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Chirala, Ongole, Nellore and Gudur between Shalimar and Chennai.
OTHER SPECIALS
In order to maximize the utilization of coaches and to clear extra rush of passengers the following special trains have also been planned:-
1.Santragachi-Pune Express (one trip) on 14.10.2012
2.Santragachi-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus(Mumbai) Express (one trip) on 18.10.2012
3.Santragachi-Bangalore Express (one trip) on 16.10.12
4.Santragachi-Gondia Express (five trips)between 13.10.12 to 23.10.12