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.