Visakhaptnam, September 23, 2013: The railway authorities will ply special trains between Visakhapatnam and Kollam, Secunderabad and Guwahati, Hyderabad and Shalimar, Shalimar and Yeshvantapur, Santragachchi and Kochuveli to clear rush during the festival season.

A railway release said Train No. 08569 Visakhapatnam- Kollam special express would leave Visakhapatnam every Sunday and Thursday at 9 a.m. and arrive at Kollam on Mondays and Fridays at 2.10 p.m. from October 3 to November 28. In the return direction, Train No. 08570 Kollam-Visakhapatnam special train would leave Kollam every Monday and Friday at 9 p.m. and reach Visakhapatnam on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 1.35 a.m. from October 4 to November 29. Train No. 07149 Secunderabad–Guwahati special superfast train would leave Secunderabad every Friday at 7.30 a.m. from October 4 to November 29. It would arrive in Visakhapatnam the same day at 8 p.m. and depart at 8:20 p.m., reach Guwahati on Sunday at 7:55 a.m. In the return direction, Train No. 07150 Guwahati- Secunderabad superfast special would leave Guwahati every Monday at 6 a.m. from October 7 to December 2. It would reach Visakhapatnam on Tuesday at 7.40 p.m. and leave at 8 p.m. It would reach Secunderabad at 9.15 a.m.

Train No. 07128 Hyderabad- Shalimar special superfast express would leave Hyderabad every Sunday at 9.05 p.m., arriving in Visakhapatnam on Monday at 10.25 a.m. and leaving the city at 10.45 a.m. It would reach Shalimar on Tuesday at 3 a.m. from October 6 to November 24. In the return direction, Train No. 07127 Shalimar- Hyderabad superfast express would leave Shalimar every Tuesday at 11.05 a.m. and pass through Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. It would arrive in the city at 1.30 a.m. and leaves by 1:50 a.m. It would reach Hyderabad at 3 p.m. from November 8 to 26. Train No.02863 Shalimar- Yeshvantapur superfast express would leave Shalimar every Monday at 11 a.m. It arrives at Duvvada the same day at 11:43 p.m. and leaves at 11.45 p.m. It would reach Yeshvantapur on Tuesday at 4 p.m. from October 7 to November 25. Similarly, Train No. 02864 Yeshvantapur - Shalimar superfast express would leave Yeshvantapur every Wednesday at 11.15 a.m. It would arrive at Duvvada at 3:30 a.m. and leave at 3:32 a.m. It would reach Shalimar on Thursday at 4.20 p.m. from October 9 to November 27.

The special superfast train between Santragachchi and Kochuveli (Train No.02851) would leave Santragachchi every Saturday at 4.05 p.m. It would arrive at Visakhapatnam on Sunday at 4.40 a.m. and leave at 5 a.m. It would reach Kochuveli on Monday at 10.30 a.m. from October 5 to November 30. Similarly, Train No. 02852 Kochuveli-Santragachchi superfast express would leave Kochuveli every Tuesday at 4.15 a.m. It would arrive at Visakhapatnam the next day (Wednesday) at 11.15 a.m. and leave at 11:35 a.m. It would reach Santragachchi on Thursday at 3 a.m. from October 8 to December 3.

Source: The Hindu, September 23, 2013