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The Railways will run 82 special trains during the Rath Yatra festival to clear the extra rush of passengers.
The special trains will connect different parts of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
"Railways will be running a total of 82 special trains on July 10 (Gundicha Yatra), July 17 (Sandhya Darshan), July 18 (Bahuda Yatra) and 19 July 19 (Suna Vesha). This is in addition to about 25 pairs of regular train services," ECoR said in a release today. In addition, six trains will be rescheduled, five trains will be diverted and six others extended to Puri. ECoR has arranged exclusive passenger amenities for the convenience of passengers.
The Railways have also planned to run some special trains on July 20.
