Hyderabad, July 03: To clear extra rush of passengers, the South Western Railway will run two special trains, one from Yesvantpur (Bangalore) to Korba, and another from Yesvantpur to Sai Nagar Shirdi.
The Yesvantpur-Korba Special Train (No 681) will depart from Yesvantpur at 11.40 pm on Fridays (July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Aug 7, 14, 21, 28; and Sept 4, 11, 18, 25) and will arrive at Korba at 4.30 am on Sundays.
In the return direction, the Korba-Yesvantpur Special Train (No 682) will leave Korba at 7.45 pm on Sundays (July 5, 12, 19, 26; Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; and Sept 6, 13, 20, 27) and reach Yesvantpur at 1.30 pm on Mondays.
En route, the train will stop at Yelahanka, Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Anantapur, Dhone, Kurnool Town, Mahaboobnagar, Kacheguda, Kazipur, Balharshah, Nagbhir, Gondia, Dongargarh, Durg, Raipur, Bhatapara, Bilaspur and Champa in both the directions.
The Yesvantpur-Sai Nagar Shirdi Special (No 685) will leave Yesvantpur at 7.30 am on Tuesdays (July 7, 14, 21, 28; Aug 4, 11, 18, 25; and Sept 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) and will arrive at Sai Nagar Shirdi at 8 am on the next day.
In the return direction, the Sai Nagar Shirdi Special (No 686) will depart from Sai Nagar Shirdi at 6.20 pm on Wednesdays (July 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug 5, 12, 19, 26; and Sept 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) and reach Yesvantpur at 8 pm on the next day.
En route, the train will stop at Yelahanka, Doddaballapur, Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Anantapur, Guntakal, Bellari, Tornagallu, Hospet, Gadag, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Hodgi, Solapur, Dound, Ahmednagar, Belapur and Puntamba in both the directions.
–Agencies–