South Central Railway Introduces Special Weekend Trains

South Central Railway introduces special weekend trains to ease rush on Charlapalli routes

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Neelima Eaty 26 Feb 2025 6:25 PM

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South Central Railway is introducing 20 special train services between Charlapalli and Kakinada Town, and Charlapalli and Narsapur to manage the increased passenger traffic during weekends. These special trains will run on select dates in February and March 2025. The Charlapalli-Kakinada Town special trains will operate on Fridays and Sundays, while the Charlapalli-Narsapur special trains will operate on the same days. Both services will have stops at various stations along the route and will offer different class options including 2AC, 3AC, Sleeper, and General Second Class.

Hyderabad: To ease the extra rush of passengers during weekends, South Central Railway will run 20 special trains between Charlapalli to Kakinada Town and Charlapalli to Narsapur. The special services will operate on select dates in February and March 2025.

The Charlapalli – Kakinada Town – Charlapalli special trains (Train No. 07031/07032) will depart from Charlapalli at 19:20 on Fridays and reach Kakinada Town at 04:30 the following day. The return journey from Kakinada Town will depart at 18:55 on Sundays and arrive back at Charlapalli at 06:50 on Mondays. These trains will operate on February 28, 2025, and March 7, 13, 21, and 28.

Similarly, the Charlapalli – Narsapur – Charlapalli special trains (Train No. 07233/07234) will depart Charlapalli at 20:15 on Fridays, reaching Narsapur at 05:50 the next morning. The return journey from Narsapur will leave at 20:00 on Sundays and arrive back in Charlapalli at 06:00 on Mondays. These services will run on the same set of dates, February 28, 2025, and March 7, 13, 21, and 28.

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For passengers traveling on the Charlapalli – Kakinada Town – Charlapalli route, the special trains will make stops at Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Sattenapalli, Guntur, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, and Samalkot stations in both directions.

On the Charlapalli – Narsapur – Charlapalli route, the trains will stop at Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Nadikude, Piduguralla, Sattenapalli, Guntur, Vijayawada, Gudivada, Kaikaluru, Akividu, Bhimavaram Town, Viravasaram, and Palakollu stations in both directions.

These special trains will feature a range of coach types, including 2AC, 3AC, Sleeper, and General Second Class, offering a comfortable travel option for passengers during the busy weekend period.