SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY :: FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAINS 2015 - 2016

South Western Railway in coordination with South Central Railway , East cost Railway and Southern Railway announced today(21.12.2015) that SWR will run Special trains for this festival season to control the extra rush of passengers. 

South Central Railway will run Suvidha Super Fast special for one trip only in each direction, East Cost Railway will run Bi-Weekly Suvidha Super Fast special for 13 trips in each direction, Southern Railway will run special Express train for one trip only in each direction.

South Central Railway and East cost Railway announced special trains as Christmas - New Year Specials 2015-2016, but Southern Railway announced special trains as Melmaruvathur specials. Following are the details.

Festival Special Trains 2015-2016

SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY SUVIDHA SUPER FAST SPECIAL 

• Train No.02285 Secunderabad - Yesvantpur Suvidha Super Fast Special will depart at Secunderabad at 21.00 hrs on Sunday,i.e. on 03rd January, 2016 (One Special only)and arrive at Yesvantpur station at 07.55 hrs on Monday.

Halting

The train will arrive/depart at Lingampalli at 21-40/21-42 hrs; Tandur at 22-48/22-50 hrs; Yadgir at 00-37/00-39(Monday); Raichur at 01-36/01-38 hrs; Guntakal at 03-10/03-15 hrs; Anantapur at 04-15/04-17 hrs; Dharmavaram at 04-58/05-00 hrs; Hindupur at 05-46/05-47 hrs; and arrive/depart at Yelhanka at 07-05/07-06 hrs.

• Train No.02286 Yesvantpur - Secudnerabad Suvidha Super Fast Special will depart at Yesvantpur station at 22.40 hrs. Monday, i.e. on 04th January, 2016 ( One Special only) and arrive at Secunderabad at 10.10 hrs on Tuesday.

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The train will arrive/depart at Yelhanka at 22-55/22-56 hrs; Hindupur at 00-10/00-11 hrs.(Tuesday); Dharmavaram at 02-18/02-20 hrs; Anantapur at 02-49/02-51 hrs; Guntakal at 03-50/03-55 hrs; Raichur at 05-20/05-22 hrs; Yadgir at 06-03/06-05 hrs; Tandur 07-43/07-45 hrs; and arrive/depart at 09-13/09-15 hrs.

Composition 

One AC 2-tier coach, Three AC 3-tier coaches, Twelve Second Class Sleeper coaches, Two Luggage-cum-brake Vans totaling 18 coaches.

EAST COAST RAILWAY BI-WEEKLY SUVIDHA SUPER FAST SPECIAL

• Train No.08451 Bhubaneswar - Bengaluru Cantt. Bi-Weekly Suvidha Super Fast Special departs at Bhubaneswar at 22.50 hrs on Wednesday and Saturdays,i.e. from 16th December 2015 to 27th January, 2016 (13 Specials)and arrives at Bengaluru Cantt. station at 22.40 hrs on Thursdays and Sundays.

Halting

The train will arrives/departs at Berhampur at 01-10/01-12 hrs., Visakhapatnam at 05-10/05-30 hrs; departs at Duvvada at 06-00 hrs; arrives/departs at Rajahmundry at 08-10/08-12 hrs; VIJAYAWADA at 11-10/11-20 hrs; Ongole at 13-08/13-10 hrs; Renigunta (via Mallapuram) at 17-00/17-10 hrs; and arrives/departs at Jollarpettai Jn. at 20-35/20-37 hrs.

• Train No.08452 Bengaluru Cantt.- Bhubaneswar Bi-Weekly Suvidha Super Fast Special departs at Bengaluru Cantt. station at 01.00 hrs on Fridays and Mondays, i.e. from 18th December 2015 to 29th February, 2016 ( 13 Specials) and arrives at Bhubaneswar at 01.45 hrs on Saturdays and Tuesdays.

Halting

The train will arrives/departs at Jollarpettai Jn. at 03-30/03-32 hrs.; Renigunta (via Mallapuram) at 06-45/06-55 hrs; Ongole at 10-10/10-12 hrs; VIJAYAWADA at 12-20/12-30 hrs; Rajahmundry at 14-20/14-22 hrs; departs at Duvvada at 17-30 hrs; Visakhapatnam at 18-00/18-20 hrs; and arrives/departs at Berhampur at 22-35/22-37 hrs.

Composition 

One AC 2-tier coach, Four AC 3-tier coaches, Eleven Second Class Sleeper coaches, Two Second Class Luggage-cum-brake Vans totaling 18 coaches.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY SPECIAL EXPRESS 

• Train No.06533 Bengaluru Cantt - Villupuram Express Special will depart at Bengaluru Cantt. at 21.00 hrs on Thursday,i.e. on 31st December 2015(01 Special only)and arrive at Villupuram station at 07.15 hrs on Friday.

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The train will arrive/depart at Krishnarajapuram at 21-10/21-12 hrs; Whitefield at 21-22/21-23 hrs; Bangarpet at 22-20/22-22 hrs; Kuppam at 22-50/22-51 hrs; Jolarpettai at 00-00/00-02 hrs. (Friday); Katpadi at 01-13/01-15 hrs; Arakkonam at 02-03/02-05 hrs; Perambur at 02-53/02-55 hrs.; Chennai Egmore at 03-40/03-50 hrs; Tambaram at 04-18/04-20 hrs; Chengulpet at 04-48/04-50 hrs; and arrive/depart at Melmaruvathur at 05-30/05-40 hrs.

• Train No.06534 Villupuram - Bengaluru Cantt. Express Special will depart at Villupuram at 15.45 hrs on Friday,i.e.on 01st January, 2016(01 Special only)and arrive at Bengaluru Cantt. station at 03.30 hrs on Saturday.

Halting

The train will arrive/depart at Melmaruvathur at 16-50/17-00 hrs.; Chengulpet at 17-33/17-35 hrs; ; Tambaram at 18-03/18-05 hrs; Chennai Egmore at 18-35/18-45 hrs.; Arakkonam at 20-20/20-25 hrs;Katpadi at 21-20/21-25 hrs; Jolarpettai at 23-05/23-10 hrs.; Kuppam at 23-42/23-43 hrs; Bangarpet at 00-30/00-32(Saturday); Whitefield at 01-28/01-29 hrs.; and arrive/depart at Krishnarajapuram at 01-45/01-50 hrs.

Composition 

Six Second Class Sleeper coaches, Ten General Second Class-cum-Chair Cars and Two Second Class Luggage-cum-brake Vans-cum-disabled coaches totaling 18 coaches.

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