To avoid rush in regular trains, the Railways have decided to run a pair of special trains between Somnath in Gujrat to Puri via Ahmadabad, Nagpur, Raipur, Rayagada and Vizianagaram, connecting two religious destinations.
The Somnath-Puri Special Train would leave Somnath at 7.20 am on every Saturday between May 13, 2017 and July 1, 2017 and would reach Puri at 10.05 am on every Monday during the period.
In the return direction, the special train would leave Puri at 7.45 pm on every Wednesday between May 17 and July 15, 2017 and would reach at Somnath at 9 pm every Friday.
This train will have one AC-2 Tier Coach, two AC-3 Tier Coaches, eight Sleeper Class Coaches, four Second Class Seating and two Guard-cum- luggage Vans.
It would have stoppages at Veraval, Keshod, Junagadh, Jetalsar, Virpur, Gondal, Bhakti Nagar, Rajkot, Wankaner, Surendra Nagar, Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Annand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Nandurbar, Amalner, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Wardha, Nagpur, Gondia,
Raj Nandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Mahasamund, Khariar Road, Kantabanji, Titlagarh, Kesinga, Rayagada, Vizianagaram, Ichhapuram, Brahmapur, Balugaon, and Khurda Road between Somnath and Puri from both the directions.