Railways have decided to run special trains between Sai Nagar Shirdi – Puri, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Shalimar, Pune – Bilaspur and Solapur – Jaipur to clear the extra rush of passengers during summer season. The details of services as under –
A) SAINAGAR SHIRDI – PURI WEEKLY SPECIALS (26)
02745 Saingar Shirdi – Puri Weekly special will leave Sainagar Shirdi on every Sunday at 13.00 hrs from 7.4.2013 to 30.6.2013 (13 trips) and arrive Puri at 22.55 hrs next day i.e. Monday.
02746 Puri – Sainagar Shirdi Weekly special will leave Puri at 23.35 hrs on every Friday from 5.4.2013 to 28.6.2013 and arrive Sainagar Shirdi at 08.25 hrs on third day i.e. Sunday.
Halts: Puntamba, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusawal, Akola, Badnera, Wardha, Nagpur, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Kantasanji, Titlagarh, Balangir, Bargarh Road, Sambalpur, Angul, Talcher Road, Dhenkanal, Bhubaneshwar and Khurda Road Jn.
Composition: one AC-2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s brake vans
B) LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS - SHALIMAR WEEKLY SUPERFAST SPECIALS (26)
08059 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Shalimar weekly Superfast special will leave LTT at 00.45 hrs on every Friday (midnight of Thu/Fri) from 5.4.2013 to 28.6.2013 (13 trips) and arrive Shalimar at 08.20 hours next day i.e. Saturday.
08060 Shalimar – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus weekly Superfast special will leave Shalimar at 06.00 hrs on every Wednesday from 3.4.2013 to 26.6.2013 (13 trips) and arrive LTT at 13.35 hrs next day i.e. Thursday.
Halts: Kalyan, Nasik, Manmad, Bhusawal, Akola, Badnera, Wardha, Nagpur, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tatanagar, Kharagpur and Santragachi.
Composition: one AC-3 Tier, 8 sleeper class, 6 general second class and 2 general second class cum guard’s brake vans
C) PUNE – BILASPUR WEEKLY SPECIALS (26)
08296 Pune – Bilaspur weekly special will leave Pune at 14.00 hours on every Monday from 8.4.2013 to 1.7.2013 (13 trips) and arrive Bilaspur at 13.40 hours next day i.e. Tuesday.
08295 Bilaspur – Pune weekly special will leave Bilaspur at 14.00 hours on every Sunday from 7.4.2013 to 30.6.2013 (13 trips) and arrive Pune at 11.05 hours next day i.e. Monday.
Composition: one AC-2 Tier, one AC-3 Tier, 10 sleeper class, 4 general second class and 2 general second class cum guard’s brake vans
Halt: Daund, Ahmednagar, Belapur, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusawal, Malkapur, Akola, Badnera, Wardha, Nagpur, Gondia, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur and Bhatpara.
D) SOLAPUR – JAIPUR WEEKLY SPECIALS (26)
09716 Solapur – Jaipur weekly special will leave Solapur at 06.45 hours on every Wednesday from 3.4.2013 to 26.6.2013 (13 trips) and arrive Jaipur at 18.30 hours next day i.e.Thursday.
09715 Jaipur – Solapur weekly special will leave Jaipur at 12.55 hours on every Monday from 1.4.2013 to 24.6.2013 (13 trips) and arrive Solapur at 02.00 hours on third day i.e. Wednesday.
Composition: one AC-2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, 11 sleeper class, 4 general second class and 2 general second class cum guard’s brake vans
Halt: Mohol, Madha, Kurduwadi, Jeur, Daund, Ahmednagar, Belapur, Puntamba, Sainagar Shirdi, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusawal, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bairagarh, Sehore, Shujalpur, Berchha, Maksi, Ujjain, Nagda, Chaumahla, Bhawani Mandi, Ramganj Mandi, Kota, Indragarh S Mandi, Sawai Madhopur, Banasthali Niwai and Durgapur.
Reservation: Bookings for 02745, 08059, 08296 & 09716 will open from 13.3.2013.