VISAKHAPATNAM: East Coast
Railway (ECoR) has decided to
run a weekly special express
train from Visakhapatnam to
Gandhi Dham in Gujarat in order
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clear extra rush of
passengers during the
Christmas and winter season.
According to an official release
from Tribikram Mishra,
divisional commercial manager
for Waltair division of ECoR on
Friday, the train 08501 will leave
Visakhapatnam on Thursdays
from December 19 to 26 while
its pair 08502 will leave Gandhi
Dham on Sundays from
December 22 to 29.
The pair of trains enroute
Duvvada, Samalkot Junction,
Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada
Junction, Khammam, Warangal
Junction, Ramagundam, Sirpur
Kagaz Nagar, Balharshah
Junction, Wardha Junction,
Badnera Junction, Akola
Junction, Malkapur, Bhusaval
Junction, Jalgaon Junction,
Nandurbar, Suraj Junction,
Ankleshwar, Vadodara Junction,
Anand Junction, Ahmedabad,
Viramgam, Dharangdhara,
Samakhilai, Bhachau and
Gandhidham.
The train 08501 is scheduled to
depart Visakhapatnam railway
station at 5.35 pm on every
Thursday and reaches Gandhi
Dham at 9.50 am on Saturday.
In return direction, the train
08502 is scheduled to depart
Gandhi Dham on every Sunday
at 10.45 pm and reaches
Visakhapatnam on 2.35 pm on
Tuesday.
The train comprises two AC
three tier coaches, one AC two
tier coach, seven sleeper class
coaches, six second class
general compartments besides
two second class sitting-cum-
luggage compartments in the
composition.
Similarly, the ECoR has also
announced another weekly
special express train from
Visakhapatnam to Bagat Ki
Kothi in Jodhpur. The train
number 08573 will leave
Visakhapatnam on Thursdays at
5.35 am from December 19 to
December 26 and its pair 08574
will leave Bhagat Ki Kothi on
Saturdays at 2.15 pm from
December 21 to 28.
The train will have halts at
Vizianagaram, Bobbili,
Parvatipuram, Rayagada,
Muniguda, Kesinga, Titlagarh
Junction, Kantabanji, Khariar
Road, Mahasamund, Raipur,
Bhatapara, Uslapur, Pendra
Road, Anuppur Junction,
Shahdol, Katni Murwara, Damoh,
Sagour, Malkhedi, Guna, Chhabra
Gogur, Baran, Kota,
Sawaimadhopur,
Banasthaliniwai, Jaipur, Phulera,
Makrana, Degana, Merta Road,
Jodhpur and Bhagat Ki Kothi.
There will be two AC three tier
coaches, one AC two tier coach,
seven sleeper class coaches, six
second class general
compartments besides two
second class sitting cum
luggage compartments in the
composition.
Source - TOI