The pair of weekly special express trains, being run by East Coast Railway, between Sambalpur and Yesvantapur via Visakhpatnam, are being extended. Train no. 08301 Sambalpur-Yesvantapur special express will leave Sambalpur at 8.50 a.m. on Wednesdays from July 2 to September 24 and reach Yesvatapur at 4.30 p.m. on Thursdays. It arrives in Visakhapatnam at 7 p.m. and leaves at 7.20 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Train no. 08302 Yesvantapur- Sambalpur special express will leave Yesvantapur at 00.30 hours on Fridays (midnight of Thursday/Friday) from July 4 to September 26 and reach Sambalpur at 6.15 a.m. on Saturdays. It arrives in Visakhapatnam at 8.35 p.m. and leaves at 8.55 p.m. on Fridays, according to Divisional Commercial Manager of Waltair Division P. Ch. Ramu Naidu.
Similarly, train no. 00851 Bhubaneswar- Yesvantpur Premium super-fast express will leave Bhubaneswar on Wednesdays from July 2 to August 27 at 11 p.m. and arrives in Visakhapatnam 5.20 a.m. and leaves at 5.40 a.m. to reach Yesvantpur on Thursdays at 10.20 p.m..
Train no. 00852 Yesvantpur-Bhubaneswar Premium super-fast express will leave Yesvantpur on Thursdays from July 3 to August 28 (9 trips) at 11.35 p.m. and arrives in Visakhapatnam on the next day (Fridays) at 4.25 p.m. and leaves at 4.45 p.m. to reach Bhubaneswar on the same day at 10.50 p.m.