To avoid rush in regular trains, the East Coast Railway has decided to augment additional AC-3 tier coaches permanently in three trains and general second class chair car in two other trains from February, 2016.
The Sambalpur-Puri-Sambalpur Inter City Express will be augmented with one general second class chair car permanently from February 1from both the directions.
The Bhubaneswar-Bangiriposi-Bhubaneswar Express will be augmented with one general second class chair car permanently from February 23 from Bhubaneswar and February 24 from from Bangiriposi. Similarly, the Puri-Patna-Puri Baidyanathdham Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach permanently from February 8 from Puri and from February 18 from Patna.
The Puri-Howrah-Puri Weekly Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach permanently from February 11 from Puri and fromFebruary 12 from Howrah.
The Puri-Digha-Puri Weekly Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach permanently from February 13 and 14 from Puri and Digha, respectively.
Besides, the ECoR is also augmenting additional coaches temporarily in different important trains towards different destinations of the country from its jurisdiction according to the feasibility and demands from the passengers.