HYDERABAD: To clear extra rush of passengers during Sankranthi, the South Central Railway will run five Sankranti special trains between Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam, Secunderabad-Kakinada Port and Hyderabad-Tirupati.
Secunderabad-Kakinada Port special train will depart from Secunderabad at 23:30 hrs on January 11 and arrive in Kakinada Port at 13:00 hrs on the next day.
Hyderabad-Tirupati special train will depart from Hyderabad at 22:15 hrs on January 13 and arrive in Tirupati at 11:00 hrs the next day. In the return direction, 02763 Tirupati-Hyderabad special train will depart from Tirupati at 20:20 hrs on January 14 and arrive in Hyderabad at 10:00 hrs on the next day.
Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam special train will depart from Hyderabad at 20:15 hrs on January 15 and arrive in Visakhapatnam at 10:25 hrs on the next day.
Meanwhile, on the return direction, it will depart from Visakhapatnam at 18:55 hrs on January 16. It is said to said to arrive in Hyderabad at 08:45 hrs the next day.