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ECoR adds coaches in 13 trains for summer season

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BS Reporter Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar

To minimise the rush of passengers in the ongoing summer season, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to add extra coaches in 13 trains.

Puri-Ahmedabad express, Puri-Durg express, Bhubaneswar-Chennai express and Bhubaneswar-Yesvantpur express trains will have one more three tier air conditioned coach and one more sleeper class coach each during May-June period.

Trains such as Puri-Okha, Bhubaneswar-Pune , Howrah-Koraput and Inter-city trains such as Bhubaneswar-Baripada, Bhubaneswar-Bolangir will have one additional AC coache. Puri-Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar-Tirupati and Puri-Howrah express trains will be given one extra sleeper class coach during May-June period, said a release.

The EcoR will also run special trains for students who want to go to Bangalore to appear in the joint entrance examination on 8 May.

 

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First Published: May 07 2011 | 12:21 AM IST

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