Puri-Sealdah & Puri-Patna special trains to clear rush

Bhubaneswar:  The railway authorities have decided to run a few special trains from and through the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway (ECoR) and extend the services of some other special trains to clear additional rush in regular trains.

The railway authorities have decided to run special trains between Puri and Sealdah and Puri and Patna.

Sealdah-Puri Special Express (03101) will leave Sealdah at 2350hrs (11.50 pm) on Saturday from October 1 to 29. In the return direction, Puri-Sealdah Special Express (03102) will leave Puri at 1550hrs (3.50 pm) on Sunday from October 2 to 30.

Patna-Puri Special Express (03230) will leave Patna at 0845hrs (8.45 am) on Thursday from October 27 to November 10. In the return direction, Puri-Patna Special Express (03229) will leave Puri at 1455hrs (2.55 pm) on Friday from October 28 to November 11.

The railway authorities have also extended the services of Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad and Puri-Patna special trains.

Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Special Express (02832) will leave Bhubaneswar at 2025hrs (8.25 pm) on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday up to December 30. In the return direction, Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Special Express (02831) will leave Dhanbad at 1600hrs (4.00 pm) on Wednesday, Saturday and Monday till December 31.

Puri-Patna Special Express (08439) will leave Puri at 1455hrs (2.55 pm) on Saturday till November 26. In the return direction, Patna-Puri Special Express (08440) will leave Patna at 1330hrs (1.30 pm) on Sunday till November 27.