Special trains to run between Puri and Bangalore

HUBLI:  The East Coast Railway has decided to run Garib Rath Weekly Express Special trains between Puri and Bangalore to clear the extra rush of passengers, as per the following timings, stoppages and composition, according to a South Western Railway (SWR) press release.Train No 08469 Puri-Bangalore City Garib Rath Weekly Express Special will depart Puri at 2.30 pm on Friday, from September 16 to December 30 and arrive at Bangalore City at 10.45 pm the next day. On its return, Train No 08470 Bangalore City-Puri Garib Rath Weekly Express Special will depart Bangalore City at 11.55 pm on Saturday, from September 17 to December 31, and arrive at Puri at 5.50 am on Monday.Enroute, the special train will stop at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Brahampur, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Vijayawada, Guntur, Donakonda, Markapur, Nandyal, Dronachallam, Dharmavaram, Sri Satyasai Prashanti Nilayam, Hindupur, Yelahanka, and at Bangalore Cantonment.  The Garib Rath Weekly Express Special Train has a total of 17 coaches, comprising 15 AC 3-tier coaches and two motor cars.Service ExtendedThe South Central Railway has decided to continue running express special trains between Hyederabad-Kolhapur for the next one month. Train No 07143 Hyederabad-Kolhapur four-days a week Express Special will depart Hyderabad at 11.10 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from September 17 to October 12, and arrive in Kolhapur at 10.45 pm the next day. In the return direction, Train No 07144 Kolhapur-Hyderabad four-day a week Express Special will depart Kolhapur at 7.30 am on Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday from September 19 to October 14, and arrive in Hyderabad at 6.45 am the next day.