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The special train between Visakhapatnam and Jagdalpur has been extended by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) in view of public demand.
Train 08516 Visakhapatnam-Jagdalpur special express will leave Visakhapatnam daily at 6.45 a.m. from January 21 to February 28 to reach Jagdalpur on the same day at 4.25 p.m.
In the return direction, 08515 Jagdalpur-Visakhapatnam special express will leave Jagdalpur daily at 9.55 a.m. from January 22 to March 1 to arrive in Visakhapatnam on the same day at 8.20 p.m.
These trains will have stoppages at Simhachalam, Kottavalasa, S. Kota, Borra Caves, Araku, Koraput, Jeypore and Kotpar Road between Visakhapatnam and Jagdalpur, according to the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager A.K. Tripathi.
Vistadome to be attached to Kirandul special train
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The Visakhapatnam-Kirandul-Visakhapatnam daily special express, to be revived with effect from December 18, will be augmented with the available Vistadome coach and one sleeper class coach for the convenience of tourists. Additional stoppages have also been announced for the train.
It may be recalled that
The Hindu had underlined the need to use the available Vistadome coach for the benefit of tourists and the need to secure five additional Vistadome coaches, as promised by Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi in September 2019, in these columns on December 14, 2020.