PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, March 23: In an attempt to clear the extra rush of the passengers, South Eastern Railway has decided to run a weekly summer special train between LTT ( Mumbai) and Shalimar. The train will run via Tatanagar railway station.
The train will leave LTT every Tuesday w.e.f. April 12 till June 14. The return train will leave Shalimar every Thursday w.e.f. April 14.
01019 LTT – Shalimar Special will leave LTT at 8:15 pm every Tuesday and will reach Shalimar at 5.15 am the third day.
In the opposite direction, 01020 Shalimar – LTT Special leaving Shalimar at 5.35 pm every Thursday and will arrive LTT at 11.45 pm, the next day.
As per the notification issued by Garden Reach on Wednesday, the Special train with one First AC, three AC 2-Tier and fifteen AC 3-Tier coaches will have stoppages at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Rourkela and Jharsuguda under South Eastern Railway jurisdiction.
Various passenger organisations and trade outfits welcomed the railway’s decision of running a summer special train between the two destinations via Tatanagar.
A senior functionary of Chhotanagpur Passenger Association said the summer special train will help in managing the rush of passengers during summer vacations.
