VISAKHAPATNAM, 16thNov’2011
In view to clear extra rush of passengers, East Coast Railway has decided to run a bi-weekly special train between Visakhapatnam to Kollam from 15th December 2011 to 13th January 2012.
08569 Visakhapatnam-Kollam bi-weekly special express train will leave Visakhapatnam at 09.00hrs on every Thursday & Sunday between 15th December 2011 to 15th January 2012 and will arrive at Kollam at 15.30hrs on the next days.
In the return direction, 08570 Kollam-Visakhapatnam bi-weekly special express train will leave Kollam at 19.20hrs on every Friday & Monday between 16thDecember 2011 to 16th January 2012 and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 01.25hrs on Sunday (After Midnight of Saturday) and Wednesday (After Midnight of Tuesday)
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This train will run with one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tier, Eight Sleeper Classes, Four General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Duvvada, Anakapalle, Tuni, Annavaram, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Chirala, ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta, Tirupati, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Ernakulam Town and Kottayam between Visakhapatnam & Kollam.