In view of increased demand and to clear the extra rush of passengers following the IndiGo flight cancellations, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run special trains and augment additional coaches in some regular trains towards Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Howrah regions, said Railway officials on Sunday.
The Special Trains announced by East Coast Railway are Train No. 08401 Bhubaneswar – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus special will departs from Bhubaneswar on 7b December, Train No. 08402 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Sambalpur special will departs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on 9 December, Train No. 08403 Puri – Anand Vihar Terminal special will departs from Puri on 8 December, Train No. 08404 Anand Vihar Terminal – Bhubaneswar special will departs from Anand Vihar Terminal on 9 December, Train No. 08501 Visakhapatnam – SMVB Bengaluru special will departs from Visakhapatnam on 8 December, Train No. 08502 SMVB Bengaluru – Visakhapatnam special will depart from SMVB Bengaluru on 9 December.
In addition to special trains, extra AC coaches have been added to the regular trains to clear the extra rush of passengers:
The trains augmented with extra coaches are Train No.22811, Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani express on 7 December and Train no. 22812, New Delhi – Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani express on 8 December, augmented with one 1st AC, Train No.22823 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani express on 8 December and Train no.22824 New Delhi – Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani express on 9 December augmented with one 3rd AC, Train No.12882 Puri- Shalimar, Garib Rath express on 8 & 10 December and Train no.12881 Shalimar -Puri Garib Rath express on 9 December & 11 December augmented with one 3rd AC Economy class coach, Train No.22883 Puri-Yesvantpur Garib Rath express on 12 December and Train no. 22884 Yesvantpur -Puri Garib Rath express on dt.13 December augmented with one 3rd AC Economy class coach.
East Coast Railway has advised passengers to check real-time availability through the IRCTC website, NTES app, and Railway enquiry services. ”Passengers are requested to plan their travel accordingly to avoid last-minute inconvenience,” a statement issued by ECoR said on Sunday.