Hyderabad: Summer special trains were introduced by South Central Railway to manage the extra passenger rush during the peak season, with services scheduled across multiple key routes connecting Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Maharashtra.
Train No. 07687 (Tirupati–Kharagpur) operated on April 22. It departed at 5.20 am and reached its destination at 12 noon the next day. The train halted at major stations including Renigunta, Nellore, Ongole, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry and Bhubaneswar, among others.
Summer special trains on Machilipatnam and Kharagpur route
Train No. 07691 (Machilipatnam–Kharagpur) ran on April 24. It departed at 12 noon and reached Kharagpur at 11 am the next day. In return, Train No. 07692 (Kharagpur–Machilipatnam) operated on April 25. It departed at 1 pm and reached Machilipatnam at 3 pm the next day.
These summer special trains stopped at Gudivada, Kaikalur, Akividu, Bhimavaram Town, Tanuku and Nidadavolu, along with Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Duvvada and Bhubaneswar in both directions.
Train No. 07688 (Kharagpur–Charlapalli) ran on April 23. It departed at 4 pm and reached Charlapalli at 9 pm the next day. Train No. 07693 (Charlapalli–Kharagpur) operated on April 26. It departed at 6.25 am and arrived at 10 am the following day.
Train No. 07694 (Kharagpur–Charlapalli) also ran on April 27. It departed at 4.30 pm and reached Charlapalli at 6.30 pm the next day. These services halted at Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Guntur, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry and Vizianagaram, among other stations.
Summer special trains extended to Santragachi and Nanded routes
Train No. 07699 (Charlapalli–Santragachi) operated on April 25. It departed at 10.30 am and reached Santragachi at 2.30 pm the next day. Meanwhile, Train No. 07700 (Kharagpur–Charlapalli) ran on April 26. It departed at 4.45 pm and arrived at 10 pm the following day.
These trains halted at key stations including Nalgonda, Guntur, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Duvvada, Palasa and Bhubaneswar, besides Kharagpur.
Train No. 07701 (H.S. Nanded–Asansol) operated on April 21. It departed at 11.50 pm and reached Asansol at 12 noon on Thursday. In return, Train No. 07702 (Asansol–H.S. Nanded) ran on April 23. It departed at 2 pm and reached Nanded at 12.45 am on Saturday.
These services stopped at Purna, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Nagpur, Raipur, Bilaspur, Rourkela and Tatanagar, among other stations.
Additionally, Train No. 06001 (Chennai Egmore–Santragachi) ran on April 19. It departed at 10 am and reached its destination at 6.30 pm the next day. Train No. 06002 (Santragachi–Chennai Beach) operated on April 20. It departed at 9.30 pm and reached Chennai at 8.30 am on Wednesday.
These summer special trains halted at Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Vizianagaram, Khurda Road and Kharagpur stations in both directions.
The introduction of summer special trains aimed to ease passenger congestion and provide additional travel options during the high-demand season across major railway corridors.