The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has informed that as a part of its preparation to meet the ensuing Puja season rush it has made provisions to run 16 special trains and add 192 coaches to existing trains. Through this, 1,76,580 additional berths have been created which includes 94,564 additional berths originating from ECoR jurisdiction.
Out of the 16 Special Trains 7 (65 trips) are originating from the ECoR system. These trains are Bhubaneswar-New Delhi AC Super fast Express via Angul and Sambalpur City, Bhubaneswar-Yesvantpur AC Super fast Express, Visakhapatnam-Tata via Keonjhar, Puri-Santragachhi, Puri-Sealdah, Visakhapatnam-Kollam and Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad AC Super fast Express.
The other 9 special trains that will pass through ECoR jurisdiction are Hatia & Yesvantpur via Sambalpur, Santragachhi-Kochuveli, Hyderabad-Shalimar, Shalimar-Yesvantpur, Secunderabad-Guwahati, Kamakhya-Yesvantpur, Kamakhya-Chennai, Santragachhi-Chennai and Dibrugarh & Kochuveli.