SCR introduces 7 new trains

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, JUNE 27. The South Central Railway has announced that seven new trains have been introduced, six trains' routes extended, eight trains speeded up and 14 trains have had their numbers changed. These changes will be listed in the new timetable which was released here on Wednesday and is applicable from July 1.

Train No. 7003/7004 Secunderabad - Dharmavaram Express will be introduced soon, and train no. 486/485 Macherla - Nadikudi Passenger will be introduced from July 1.

Train No. 7616/7615 Kacheguda-Palasa Visakha Express will be extended to Bhubaneshwar and train no. 525/526 Secunderabad- Mahbubnagar passenger will be extended to Dronachalam.

Train No. 7017/7018 Rajkot-Secunderabad weekly Express will be made a bi-weekly from July 7. It will depart from Secunderabad on Tuesday and Saturday and from Rajkot on Thursday and Monday.

Train No. 7227/7228 Vijayawada-Vasco-da-Gama bi-weekly express will now leave Vijayawadai on Monday and Thursday and will leave Vasco on Wednesday and Saturday. Train no. 7225/7226 Vijaywada- Hubli Express will now leave Vijaywada on all days except Monday and Thursday and will depart from Hubli on all days except Wednesday and Saturday.

Train no. 7444/7443 Kakinada-Chennai Circar Express has been re- numbered 7243/7244. Train no. 431A/432A Vijaywada- Rajahmundhry passenger has been re-numbered 429/430. Train no. 241/242 Tirupati-Katpadi passenger has been re-numbered 201/202. Train no. 287A/288A Guntakal-Bellary passenger has been re-numbered 289/290.

Train no. 2760 Hyderabad-Chennai Charminar Express has been speeded up by 30 minutes, it will now leave Hyderabad at 6 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. and arrive at Chennai at 7.55 a.m. instead of 9.20 a.m. Train no. 7029 Ernakulam-Hyderabad Express will leave Ernakulam at 10.50 a.m. and arrive at Hyderabad at 1.40 p.m.

Train no. 7048/7047 Secunderabad - Kakinada Port Gautami Express will now leave Secunderabad at 8.30 p.m. and reach Kakinada Port at 7.25 a.m. It will leave from there at 7.15 p.m.

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