Railways ka festival dhamaka! 😀
To clear the extra rush of passengers ahead of the festive season, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced several special festival trains.
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A) The South Central Railway to run weekly special trains between Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam – Tirupati for Diwali.
> Train no. 08585 Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad will run on 2nd November at 5.35 pm. Similarly, train no. 08586 Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam will commence its journey on 3rd November at 9.05 pm.
The trains will stop at Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Guntur, Miryalguda, and Nalgonda.
> Train no. 08583 Visakhapatnam to Tirupati will run on 1st November at 7.15 pm. Similarly, train no. 08584 Tirupati to Visakhapatnam will commence its journey on 2nd November at 9.55 pm.
The trains will stop at Duvvada, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta.
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B) The Central Railway has announced festival special trains between Pune – Bhagat Ki Kothi.
> Train no. 01249 Pune – Bhagat Ki Kothi Special will depart from Pune every Friday at 08:10 pm and reach Bhagat Ki Kothi at 07:55 pm the next day. This festival special train will run till 19th November.
> Similarly, train no. 01250 Bhagat Ki Kothi – Pune Special will depart from Bhagat Ki Kothi every Saturday at 10:20 pm and reach Pune at 07:05 pm the next day. This festival special train till 20th November.
C) Keeping the demand of the passengers in view, the Western Railway will be running an AC superfast festival special train on special fare between Bandra Terminus – H. Nizamuddin.
Check the train numbers and timings below:
For the convenience of passengers & with a view to meet the travel demand during the ensuing festive season, WR to run AC Superfast Festival Special Train on Special Fare between Bandra Terminus & H. Nizamuddin@RailMinIndia @drmbct pic.twitter.com/8aTvQwv0UW
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) October 21, 2021
D) Special train announced between Secunderabad – Agartala – Secunderabad by the Northeast Frontier Railway.
Here are the details:
Special train between Secunderabad – Agartala – Secunderabad to clear extra rush of passengers @RailMinIndia pic.twitter.com/IeI8gAAe9g
— Northeast Frontier Railway (@RailNf) October 18, 2021
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