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Time of India
04-08-2025
- Time of India
Festival rush: Railways extend key Vizag special trains to ease crowd; check dates, timings
VISAKHAPATNAM : Keeping in mind the festival rush and to clear the rush of passengers, the railways decided to extend the special train services till the end of September. Visakhapatnam-Tirupati-Visakhapatnam (08547/08548) and Visakhapatnam-Charlapalli-Visakhapatnam (08579/08580) special trains were extended for the convenience of the public. The train No. 08547 Visakhapatnam-Tirupati Weekly Special train services are extended from August 6 to September 24 (around eight trips). The train will leave Visakhapatnam every Wednesday at 7 pm and will reach Tirupati at 9.15 am the next day. In the return direction, Tirupati-Visakhapatnam (08548) Weekly Special train services are extended from August 7 to September 25 for eight trips. The train will leave Tirupati every Thursday at 9.50 pm and will reach Visakhapatnam at 11.30 am the next day. Visakhapatnam-Charlapalli (08579) Weekly Special train services are extended from August 8 to September 26 (a total of nine trips) with revised timings. The train will leave Visakhapatnam every Friday at 5.30 pm and will reach Charlapalli at 8 am the next day. In the return direction, Charlapalli-Visakhapatnam (08580) Weekly Special train will leave from August 9 to September 27 (nine trips) with revised timings. The train will leave Charlapalli every Saturday at 3.30 pm and will reach Visakhapatnam at 7 am the next day, the Waltair Division Senior Commercial Manager K Saandeep informed.
The Hindu
29-05-2025
- The Hindu
Extension of train services
East Coast Railway has notified the continuation of the running of Train Nos. 08581/08582 Visakhapatnam–SMVT Bengaluru–Visakhapatnam Weekly Special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers till June 30. These trains will continue to operate with their existing stoppages and timings, the release said. East Central Railway has notified the continuation of the running of Train Nos. 03251/03252 Danapur–SMVT Bengaluru–Danapur Bi-weekly Express Special and Train Nos. 03259/03260 Danapur–SMVT Bengaluru–Danapur Weekly Express Special to cater to the increased passenger demand. Accordingly Train No. 03251 Danapur–SMVT Bengaluru Bi-weekly Express Special, will now be extended from June 1 to 29. Similarly, Train No. 03252 SMVT Bengaluru–Danapur Bi-weekly Express Special, will now run from June 3 to July 1 Train No. 03259 Danapur–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express Special, will run from June 3 to 24. Likewise, Train No. 03260 SMVT Bengaluru–Danapur Weekly Express Special, will continue to run from June 5 to 26. South Central Railway has decided to permanently augment the coach composition of its Kondaveedu Express (Train No. 17211/17212) from 21 to 22 coaches and Amaravati Express trains (17225/17226) from 19 to 22 coaches., in a bid to enhance passenger capacity and cater to the growing demand
