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Superfast train for Shalimar from July 5

Staff Reporter

The train to leave Visakhapatnam at 1.45 p.m. on Wednesdays

VISAKHAPATNAM: A new weekly Superfast train is being introduced by the East Coast Railway between Visakhapatnam and Shalimar from July 5.

Train no. 22854 will leave Visakhapatnam at 1.45 p.m. on Wednesdays and reach Shalimar at 3.30 the following day.

In the return direction Train no. 22853 will leave Shalimar at 6.15 p.m. on Tuesdays and reach Visakhapatnam at 8.20 a.m. the next day. The trains will have halts at Simhachalam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam Road, Palasa, Sompeta, Brahmpur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpurkeonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kharagpur and Santragachi in both directions, according to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Waltair Division H.L. Luwang.

The train will have two Second Class-cum-luggage vans, Six General Second Class coaches and seven Sleeper Class coaches, one 2nd AC and two 3 AC coaches.

Extension of trains

Train no. 18509/18510 Visakhapatnam -Nizamabd- Visakhapatnam Express and Train no. 18309/18310 Sambalpur-Nizamabad-Sambalpur Express will be extended to Nanded with effect from July 1.

Train no. 18509 will leave Visakhapatnam at 7.30 p.m. and reach Nanded at 2.35 p.m. on the next day. Train no. 18510 will leave Nanded at 4.15 p.m. and reach Visakhapatnam at 10.15 a.m. on the next day.

Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express will be operated on all days except on Thursdays after July 1.

The timings of Visakhapatnam-Amritsar-Visakhapatnam (Hirakud) Express, Visakhapatnam-Korba and Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express are also being changed.

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