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Special train services extended

HUBLI: North East Frontier Railway has decided to extend running of Guwahati-Yashwanthpur- Guwahati Weekly Special Train (0202/0201) for one more month (four services in each direction) to clear extra rush, a release said.

Accordingly, Guwahati-Yashwanthpur Weekly Special (0202) will depart Guwahati at 6.30 a.m. on Saturdays (on November 7, 14, 21 and 28) and reach Yashwanthpur at 12.10 p.m. on Mondays.

In the return direction, Yashwanthpur-Guwahati Weekly Special (0201) will leave Yashwanthpur at 11.55 p.m. on Mondays (on November 9, 16. 23 and 30) and arrive at Guwahati at 7.55 p.m. on Thursdays.

The Weekly Special will have a total of 20 coaches, consisting of One A.C. 2-tier coach, two AC 3-tier coaches, 12 second class sleepers, two general second class coaches, two General Second Class-cum-Brake Vans and a Pantry Car.

South Western Railway has revised the schedule of combined train Guntur-Hubli/Bijapur-Hubli Passenger (303/0694) from Gadag to Hubli stations with effect from November 8 for three months (i.e., up to February 7, 2010). The present timings are indicated in the brackets.

The train will (303/0694) arrive at 3.20 a.m. and leave Gadag at 4.45 a.m.; Annigeri at 5.10 and 5.12 a.m. (3.55/3.55 a.m.), Sisivinahalli at 5.28/5.30 a.m. and Hubli at 6.05 a.m. The combined train running from Gadag to Hubli will be treated as express train, the release said.

South Western Railway has decided to augment Yashwanthpur-Bijapur-Yashwanthpur Special Train (6535-A/6536-A) with one First Class AC-cum-2-tier AC coach on a temporary basis, a release said. The augmentation came into effect from Friday from Yashwanthpur end and from Saturday from Bijapur end.

At present, Yashwanthpur-Bijapur-Yashwanthpur Special Train runs with 2-tier AC-cum-3-tier AC coach, which will be withdrawn on November 16, the release said.

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