Bhubaneswar, February 16: To manage the festive rush during Holi and Dol Yatra, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced several Holi Special Trains. These trains aim to ease travel between key destinations and accommodate the surge in passenger demand.
Special trains will connect Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, and Sambalpur with cities like Yesvantpur, Bengaluru, Tirupati, Dhanbad, Shalimar, and Erode. The services will run from February 28 to March 31, 2026, with schedules varying by train.
Key trains include:
- Bhubaneswar – Yesvantpur (02811): Saturdays, Feb 28 to Mar 28
- Yesvantpur – Bhubaneswar (02812): Mondays, Mar 2 to Mar 30
- Bhubaneswar – Dhanbad (02832): Daily, Mar 1 to Mar 31
- Dhanbad – Bhubaneswar (02831): Daily, Mar 2 to Apr 1
- Sambalpur – Erode (08311): Wednesdays, Mar 4 to Mar 25
- Erode – Sambalpur (08312): Fridays, Mar 6 to Mar 27
- Visakhapatnam – Shalimar (08508): Tuesdays, Mar 3 to Mar 17
- Shalimar – Visakhapatnam (08507): Wednesdays, Mar 4 to Mar 18
- Visakhapatnam – Tirupati (08547): Wednesdays, Mar 4 to Mar 25
- Tirupati – Visakhapatnam (08548): Thursdays, Mar 5 to Mar 26
- Visakhapatnam – Charlapalli (08579): Fridays, Mar 6 to Mar 27
- Charlapalli – Visakhapatnam (08580): Saturdays, Mar 7 to Mar 28
- Visakhapatnam – Bengaluru (08581): Sundays, Mar 1 to Mar 29
- Bengaluru – Visakhapatnam (08582): Mondays, Mar 2 to Mar 30
- Visakhapatnam – Tirupati (08583): Mondays, Mar 2 to Mar 30Bottom of Form
