Govt to run two special trains for Holi to Puri

Out of these 15 pairs, 2 pairs of Superfast Special Trains will run between Santragachi-Puri-Santragachi for Holi from 4th March to 8th March, 2015.

The rest 13 pairs will run between Santragachi-Puri-Santragachi as Summer Special from 3rd April to 27th June, 2015.

This Holi Special Train will leave Santragachi at 19:00 hours on 04/3/2015 to reach Puri at 03:45 hours, the next day.

In the return journey, this Holi Special Train leaving Puri at 05:30 hours on 05/3/2015 will arrive Santragachi at 14:10 hours, the same day.

Another Holi Special Train leaving Santragachi at 08:45 hours on 08/3/2015 will reach Puri at 16:55 hours, the same day. In the return journey, this Holi Special Train will leave Puri at 23:35 hours on 08/3/2015 to arrive Santragachi at 08:20 hours, the next day.

These Holi Special Trains will consist of 18 coaches (AC 2 Tier-2, AC 3 Tier-2, Sleeper Class-10, General Second Class-2 and Luggage Van-2) to have stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road between Santragachi and Puri. 

This Weekly Summer Special will leave Santragachi at 19:00 hours every Saturday to reach Puri at 04:00 hours, the next day.

In the return journey, this Weekly Special leaving Puri at 21:25 hours every Friday will arrive Santragachi at 06:30 hours, the next day. These Weekly Summer Special Trains will run from 03/4/2015 to 27/6/2015.

These Weekly Summer Special Trains will have 17 coaches (AC 2 Tier -1, AC 3 Tier-1, Sleeper Class-9, General Second Class-4 and Luggage Van-2) and will have stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road enroute.