Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the demands and to clear the additional rush of passengers in regular trains running on important routes, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run Special Trains during the Holi Festival.
Five pairs of Holi Special Trains from ECoR jurisdiction have been planned to run towards Pune, Patna and Nizamuddin. Services of some Special Trains running earlier through ECoR jurisdiction have also been extended during the period.
Indian Railways is witnessing high number of ticket bookings during the Festive season. Heavy rush in regular trains result in long waitlist of tickets in regular trains.
Passenger Profile Management Units of Indian Railways are monitoring the increased demand of passengers to make their journey hassle-free.
Given the above, Indian Railways is running many Special trains on busy routes connecting popular destinations apart from augmenting additional coaches in regular trains.
Berths Available – How to Look for Special Trains:
If passengers are getting waitlist status in regular trains during this season, they may book Train tickets in Special trains running from and through East Coast Railway jurisdiction.
The Special Train Number starts with “0” (zero) or with “8” and passengers can easily find it from National Train Enquiry System (NTES) for online Ticket or may ask at the PRS inquiry Counter for Counter Tickets.
Berths are available in Special Trains. During this Puja season, ECoR has created additional berths by running of Special Trains and by augmenting additional coaches in regular trains. Passengers may book their tickets online by following IRCTC website or book ticket through Mobile App or may book tickets from PRS Counters.
ECoR has also notified about the running of Special Trains, recently. Passengers may also find about the Special trains from ECoR Facebook page @EASTCOASTRailway and by following Twitter Account @eastcoastrail.
Sambalpur-Pune Holi Special:
08327/08328 Sambalpur-Pune-Sambalpur Holi Special from Sambalpur will leave at 2200hrs on every Sunday between 17th March to 31st March 2024. In the return direction, 08328 Pune-Sambalpur Holi Special from Pune will leave at 0915hrs on every Tuesday between 19th March to 2nd April 2024.
This train will stop at 21 Stations enroute including important Stations like Bargarh Road, Balangir, Titilagarh. Kantabanji, Khariar Road, Raipur, Nagpur, Manmadnagar between Sambalpur and Pune having One AC-2 Tier, Four AC-3 Tier, Nine Sleeper Class, Six Second Class Seating and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition.
Puri-Patna Holi Special:
08477/08478 Puri-Patna-Puri Holi Special from Puri will leave at 1645hrs on every Monday between 18th March to 25th March 2024. In the return direction, Patna-Puri Holi Special from Patna will leave at 1315hrs on every Tuesday between 19th March to 26th March 2024.
This train will stop at 18 Stations enroute including important Stations like Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Adra, Jasidih between Puri and Patna having Two AC-2 Tier, Six AC-3 Tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Four Second Class Seating and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition.
Puri-Nizamuddin Holi Special via Sambalpur City:
08475/08476 Puri-Nizamuddin-Puri Holi Special from Puri will leave at 0450hrs on every Friday between 22th March to 29th March 2024. In the return direction, Nizamuddin-Puri Holi Special from Nizamuddin will leave at 2335hrs on every Saturday between 23rd March to 30th March 2024.
This train will stop at 18 Stations enroute including important Stations like Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Naraj, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur City, Bilaspur, Gwalior, Mathura between Puri and Nizamuddin having Two AC-2 Tier, Six AC-3 Tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Four Second Class Seating and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition.
Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Holi Special:
08571/08572 Visakhapatnam -Nizamuddin- Visakhapatnam Holi Special from Visakhapatnam will leave at 0820hrs on every Saturday between 23rd March to 30th March 2024. In the return direction, Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Holi Special from Nizamuddin will leave at 2335hrs on every Sunday between 24th March to 31st March 2024. This train will stop at 19 Stations enroute including important Stations like Vizianagaram, Rayagada, Titilagarh, Khariar Road, Raipur, New Katni, Gwalior, Mathura between Visakhapatnam and Nizamuddin having Two AC-2 Tier, 13 AC-3 Tier Economy, Two Second Class Seating and Two Guard cum Generator Car in its composition.
Visakhapatnam-Patna Holi Special:
08517/08518 Visakhapatnam -Patna- Visakhapatnam Holi Special from Visakhapatnam will leave at 0925hrs on every Wednesday between 20th March to 27th March 2024. In the return direction, Patna-Visakhapatnam Holi Special from Patna will leave at 1300hrs on every Thursday between 21st March to 28th March 2024.
This train will stop at 24 Stations en route including important Stations like Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Palasa, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Baleswar, Adra, Jasidih between Visakhapatnam and Patna having Two AC-2 Tier, 13 AC-3 Tier Economy, Two Second Class Seating and Two Guard cum Generator Car in its composition.
