The Ministry of Railways has decided to run three more pairs of Summer Special Trains through the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction with a view to clearing additional rush of passengers by creating more additional berths. These trains are Howrah-Yesvantpur Premium Special via Bhubaneswar and Renigunta, Howrah-Chennai-Howrah AC Super Fast Special and Santragachhi-Ernakulam Premium Special trains.
Howrah-Yesvantpur Premium Special train will leave Howrah at 12.40 pm on every Friday and will reach at Yesvantpur at 11.15 pm on the next day between April 3 and June 26. In the return direction, Yesvantpur-Howrah Premium Special train will leave Yesvantpur at 10.45 am on every Sunday and will arrive Howrah at 6.30 pm on the following days between April 5 and June 28. This train will stop at Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam in the ECoR jurisdiction from both the directions.
Howrah-Chennai AC Special train will leave Howrah at 12.40 pm on every Tuesday and will reach Chennai at 2.50 pm on Wednesday between April 7 and April 21. In the return direction, Chennai-Howrah AC Special train will leave Chennai at 5.10 pm on every Wednesday and will arrive Howrah at 6.30 pm on Thursdays between April 8 and April 22. This train will stop at Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khordha Road and Visakhapatnam in the ECoR region between Howrah and Chennai from both the directions.
Santragachi-Ernakulam weekly Premium special train will leave Santragachhi at 5.30 pm on every Saturday and will reach Ernakulam at 6 am on Mondays between April 4 and June 26. In the return direction, Ernakulam-Santragachi non-Premium weekly special train will leave Ernakulam at 8.50 am on every Tuesday and will arrive Santragachi at 11 pm on Wednesdays between April 7 and June 30. This train will stop at Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam during journey towards Ernakulam and additional stoppage at Bhadrak during journey towards Santragachi in the ECoR region.