East Coast Railway has announced a special express train for five days a week (except Sunday and Thursday) between Visakhapatnam and Guntur with stoppages at Duvvada, Anakapalle, Tuni, Annavaram, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada and Mangalagiri in view of the festival rush, according to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager M. Yelveder Yadav.
Train no. 08503 Visakhapatnam-Guntur special express will leave Visakhapatnam on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from January 2 to 27 at 5.30 a.m. and will reach Guntur the same day at 12.30 p.m.
In return direction, train no. 08504 Guntur – Visakhapatnam special express will leave Guntur on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from January 2 to 27 at 4.50 p.m. and will arrive in Visakhapatnam the same day at 11.30 p.m.
The express train consists of one 3 AC coach, one AC Chair Car coach, six General Second Class coaches, five second class sitting chair car coaches and two Second Class sitting-cum-luggage coaches in its composition.
