With a view to clearing additional rush of passengers and providing comfortable journey to the commuters during Krishna Pushkaram Festival 2016, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run Pushkaram Special trains from Puri and Rayagada by creating a number of additional berths.
The Puri-Guntur-Puri Pushkaram Special train will leave Puri at 11.30 am on August 11, 16, 19 and 22 and will reach Guntur at 6.30 am on the next days. In the return direction, the Guntur-Puri Special train will leave Guntur at 7.00 pm onAugust 12, 17, 20 and 23 and will arrive at Puri at 11.25 am on the following days.
The Special Train has stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon and Brahmapur in Odisha between Puri and Guntur from both the directions. The Rayagada-Krishna Canal Special Train will leave Rayagada at 2.30 pm on August 11, 16, 19 and 22 and will reach Krishna Canal at 4.15 am on the next days. In the return direction the train will leave Krishna Canal at 8.40 pm onAugust 12, 17, 20 and23 and will arrive at Rayagada at 9.00 am on the following days.