With the cancellation of several trains in Bhadrak-Kharagpur Railway Section in Howrah-Chennai Main Line due to a tragic train accident in Balasore, some passengers are expected to have been stranded at Puri.
Going to facilitate these passengers, the East Coast Railway has decided to run three special trains between Puri and Howrah.
Here are the details:
(02801) Puri Howrah Special from Puri will leave at 1900hrs (07.00 p.m.) and will run via Jakhapura-Kendujhargarh-Dongoaposi-Kharagpur route. This train will provide stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jakhapura, Harichandanpur, Keonjhargarh, Dongoaposi, Tata and Kharagpur between Puri and Howrah. It will have two sleeper class, six second-class chair cars and two guard-cum-second class seating coaches.
(02803) Puri Howrah Special from Puri will leave at 2100hrs (09.00 p.m.) and will run via Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda route. This train will provide stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tata and Kharagpur between Puri and Howrah having 11 second-class seating, two AC chair car, two chair car and two guard-cum-second class seating coaches.
(02805)Puri Howrah Special from Puri will leave at 2200hrs (10.00 p.m.) and will run via Jakhapura-Kendujhargarh-Dongoaposi-Kharagpur route. This train will provide stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jakhapura, Harichandanpur, Keonjhargarh, Dongoaposi, Tata and Kharagpur between Puri and Howrah with two MEMU motor car and six MEMU coaches.