PUTTUR

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SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

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PRESS RELEASE

RUNNING OF BI-WEEKLY SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN

PURULIA AND VILLUPURAM

Kolkata, 20^th April, 2021:

Keeping in view the demand of the passengers,it has been decided to run Bi-Weekly Superfast Special Train between Purulia and Villupuiram. The train will run w.e.f 23.04.2021 from Purulia and w.e.f 21.04.2021 from Villupuram.

06169 Purulia-Villupuram Bi- Weekly Special leaving Purulia every Friday and Monday at 10.00 hrs will arrive Villupuram at 19.00 hrs the next day. In the opposite direction, 06170 Villupuram-Purulia Special leaving Villupuram every Wednesday and Saturday at 12.05 hrs will arrive Purulia at 22.35 hrs the next day.

The train with o­ne AC 2-Tier, o­neAC 3-Tier, seven Sleeper Class and five General Second Class coaches will have stoppages at Adra, Bankura, Bishnupur, Midnapur, Hijli, Belda, Jaleswar, Balasore, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta, Puttur, Tiruttani, Katpadi, Vellore Cant and Tiruvannamalai stations enroute.

Passengers are requested to strictly follow all the safety protocols before and during journey in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic.

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The revised date of commencement of the following Superfast Special trains is detailed below:

1.Revised Date of Commencement of Train No. 06170/06169   Villupuram – Purulia - Villupuram Bi-weekly Superfast Special trains:

·Train No.06170 Villupuram- Purulia Bi-weekly Superfast Special train will depart from Villupuram o­n Wednesdays and Saturdays with effect from 21^st April 2021 and run until further advice.(Vide earlier Press Release No.20 dt.10.4.2021, the date of commencement of service was notified as 5^th May 2021.  This has now been advanced).

·Train No. 06169 Purulia-Villupuram Bi-weekly Superfast Special train will depart from Purulia o­n Fridays and Mondays with effect from 23^rd April 2021 and run until further advice. (Vide earlier Press Release No.20 dt.10.4.2021, the date of commencement of service was notified as 7^th May 2021.  This has now been advanced).

Composition : One- AC 2 Tier, One- AC 3 Tier, Seven- Sleeper Class Coaches, Five- General Second Class Coaches and Two- Luggage cum Brake Vans

The details of timings and stoppages of Train No. 06170/06169 Villupuram – Purlia – Villupuram Bi-Weekly SuperfastSpecial are as follows: