The Railways will introduce special trains and add more coaches to existing trains in order to reduce the rush of the summer season, an official said on Wednesday.
A special bi-weekly train will be run between Durg and Ambala Cantonment (Haryana). Train number 08797 will run on every Sunday and Wednesday from Durg and return from Ambala on every Monday and Thursday. The train will do 25 trips from April 6 till June 30.
The special train will have eight sleeper coaches, four AC 3 compartments, three AC 2 compartments and other compartments. The train will have stoppages at Raipur, Uslapur, Anuppur, Katni Murwara, Jhansi, Agra Cantonment, New Delhi besides Ambala and Durg. The train will have a total running time of over 22 hours.
A special bi-weekly superfast train will also be run between Gondia and Shalimar (WB)(08897) from April 6 to May 4. The train will have stoppages at Durg, Raipur, Bhatapara, Bilaspur, Champa, Raigarh, Brajrajnagar, Jharsudga, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tatanagar, Khadagpur, Santaragachhi besides Gondia and Shalimar. The train will have a total running time of over 15 hours.