Mr A K Tripathi, Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager, South Central Railway said in a statement that the Railways has decided to extend the services of the festival special train with a view to cater the need of the traveling people.
Details of the train services:
1. The train No.02851 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin biweekly special Express leaving Visakhapatnam on Mondays and Fridays will be extended from 02.07.2021 till further advice
2. The train No 02852 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam bi weekly express leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin on Wednesdays and Sundays Fridays will be extended from 04.07.2021 till further advice
3. The train No 02887 Visakhapatnam-Hazrat Nizamuddin weekly special express leaving Visakhapatnam on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays Fridays will be extended from 01.07.2021 till further advice
4. The train No.02888 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam weekly express train leaving Hazarat Nizamuddin on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays and Tuesdays Fridays will be extended from 03.07.2021 till further advice
5. The train No. 02869 Visakhapatnam-Chennai weekly special express leaving Visakhapatnam on Mondays will be extended from 05.07.2021 till further advice
6. The train No.02870 Chennai Central-Visakhapatnam weekly special express leaving Chennai Central on Tuesdays will be extended from 06.07.2021 till further advice
7. The train No. 02857 Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus via Rayagada weekly special express leaving Visakhapatnam on Sundays will be extended from 04.07.2021 till further advice
8. The train No. 02858 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Visakhapatnam via Rayagada weekly special express leaving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Tuesdays will be extended from 05.07.2021 till further advice.
9. The train No. 08501 Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham weekly special express leaving Visakhapatnam on Thursdays will be extended from 01.07.2021 till further advice
10. The train No. 08502 Gandhidham-Visakhapatnam weekly special express leaving Gandhidham on Sundays will be extended from 04.07.2021 till further advice
11. The train No. 07488 Visakhapatnam-Cuddapah daily special express will be extended from 01.07.2021 till further advice
12. The train number 07487 Cuddapah- Visakhapatnam daily special express train will be extended from 02.07.2021 till further advice
13. The train number 02831 Visakhapatnam- Lingampalli special train leaving Visakhapatnam daily will be extended from 01.07.2021 till further advice
14. The train No. 02832 Lingampalli-Visakhapatnam daily special train will be extended from 02.07.2021 till further advice
The following special trains will be extended with revised composition:
15. The train No. 08479 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati weekly special express leaving Bhubaneswar on Saturdays will be extended from 03.07.2021 till further advice
16. The train No. 08480 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar weekly special express leaving Tirupati on Sundays will be extended from 04.07.2021 till further advice.
Revised composition: LHB coaches of 2nd AC-1; 3rd AC-5, Sleeper-11, Second Class-2
17. The train No. 02839 Bhubaneswar-Chennai Central weekly special express leaving Bhubaneswar on Thursdays will be extended from 01.07.2021 till further advice
18. The train No. 02840 Chennai Central-Bhubaneswar weekly special express leaving Chennai Central on Fridays will be extended from 02.07.2021 till further advice
Revised composition: LHB coaches of 2nd AC-1; 3rd AC-5, Sleeper-11, Second Class-2, Second class cum luggage coaches-1, Parcel van-1
19. The train No. 02845 Bhubaneswar-Bangalore cantt special express leaving Bhubaneswar on Sundays will be extended from 04.07.2021 till further advice
20. The train No. 02846 Bangalore cant- Bhubaneswar weekly special express leaving Bangalore cant on Mondays will be extended from 05.07.2021 till further advice
Revised composition: LHB coaches of 2nd AC-1; 3rd AC-5, Sleeper-9, Second Class-2, Second class cum luggage coaches-1, Parcel van-1, AC Pantrycar-1
21. The train No. 02898 Bhubaneswar-Puducherry weekly special express leaving Bhubaneswar on Tuesdays will be extended from 06.07.2021 till further advice
22. The train No 02897 Puducherry-Bhubaneswar weekly special express leaving Puducherry on Wednesdays will be extended from 07.07.2021 till further advice
Revised composition: LHB coaches of 2nd AC-1; 3rd AC-5, Sleeper-9, Second Class-2, Second class cum luggage coaches-1, Parcel van-1, AC Pantrycar-1
23. The train No. 08496 Bhubaneswar-Rameshwaram weekly special express leaving Bhubaneswar on Fridays will be extended from 02.07.2021 till further advice
24. The train No. 08495 Rameshwaram-Bhubaneswar weekly special express leaving Rameshwaram on Sundays will be extended from 04.07.2021 till further advice
Revised composition: LHB coaches of 2nd AC-1; 3rd AC-5, Sleeper-9, Second Class-2, Second class cum luggage coaches-1, AC Pantrycar-1
25. The train No. 02859 Puri-Chennai Central weekly special Express leaving Puri on Sundays will be extended from 04.07.2021 till further advice
26. The train No. 02860 Chennai Central-Puri special Express leaving Chennai Central on Mondays will be extended from 05.07.2021 till further advice
Revised composition: LHB coaches of 2nd AC-1; 3rd AC-5, Sleeper-9, Second Class-3, Second class cum luggage coaches-1.
Passengers are requested to strictly follow all the health protocols before undertaking journey in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic. Passengers are also requested to convey their accurate mobile number while purchasing a railway ticket to receive SMS alert in time if there is any update about train viz. Train cancellation, change of timings etc.