Special weekly trains will be operated from Visakhapatnam to Tirupathi and Secunderabad by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) for the forthcoming Dasara festival.
Train No. 82851 Visakhapatnam- Tirupati weekly Suvidha special express will leave Visakhapatnam on Mondays at 10.55 p.m. from October 3 to November 14 to reach Tirupati the following days at 1.25 p.m.
In the return direction, 82852 Tirupati-Visakhapatnam weekly Suvidha special express will leave Tirupati on Tuesdays at 3.30 p.m. from October 4 to November 15 to arrive in Visakhapatnam the next morning at 6.50 a.m., according to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Waltair Division M. Yelvender Yadav.
These trains stop at Duvvada, Anakapalle, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, New Guntur, Tenali, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Sri Kalahasti and Renigunta.
The trains have one 2{+n}{+d}AC, three 3{+r}{+d}AC coaches, nine sleeper class coaches, six general second class coaches and two second class-cum-luggage coaches in its composition.
Train No. 08501 Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad weekly special express will leave Visakhapatnam on Tuesdays at 11 p.m. from October 4 to November 15 to reach Secunderabad the next day at 12 noon.
In the return direction, 08502 Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam weekly special express will leave Secunderabad on Wednesdays at 4.30 p.m. from October 5 to November 16 to arrive in Visakhapatnam the next morning at 4.50 a.m.
These trains will have one 2{+n}{+d}AC, three 3{+r}{+d}AC, 10 sleeper class, six General Second class coaches and two second class-cum-luggage coaches in its composition.