Indian Railways: The number of railway passengers increases during the festive season. Due to which special trains are started from time to time by Indian Railways. Similarly, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, the East Coast Railway zone of Indian Railways has announced to run a special train. This will help in reducing the growing crowd. These trains will run between Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad. Booking for these special trains has started from today. Let us tell you that East Coast Railway has recently completed the Koraput-Jagdalpur doubling project. This will increase the number of trains.
Schedule of special trains
Train No. 08505 Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Sankranti Special train will leave Visakhapatnam at 7.50 pm on January 11, January 13 & January 16 to reach Secunderabad at 07.10 am the next day.
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Train number 08506
In the return direction, Train No. 08506 Secunderabad Visakhapatnam Sankranti Special train will leave Secunderabad at 7.40 pm on January 12, January 14 & January 17 to reach Visakhapatnam at 08.20 am the next day. This train will run between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad stations including Duvvada, Annavaram, Tuni, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Rayanapadu, Khammam, Warangal. , will halt at Kazipet and Jagan stations. These projects of doubling of railways are very important. Many trains were getting late due to single track. With this, the railways will get relief from the increasing traffic. These routes of the railway are in the tribal areas of the state. This will help in the development of these areas. Railway Minister is a part of Ashwini Vaishnav’s vision.
Two fair specials will run from Gorakhpur and Bhatni in Magh Mela
On the other hand, one pair of unreserved Mela special trains will be run between Gorakhpur-Prayagraj Rambagh-Gorakhpur and Bhatni-Prayagraj Rambagh-Bhatni for the convenience of the devotees in Magh Mela. Gorakhpur-Prayagraj Rambagh Unreserved Mela Special will leave Gorakhpur on January 20 at 4:00 pm. It will reach Prayagraj Rambagh at late night at 02:00.