VISAKHAPATNAM: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, the Railways will run a pair of superfast weekly special trains between Santragachi and Chennai. The Santragachi (Howrah)-Chennai Express (02807) will leave Santragachi at 7 pm on Thursdays (July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31), arrive at/leave Visakhapatnam at 8.20/8.45 am on Friday and reach Chennai at 10.45 pm the same day.
In the return direction, Chennai-Santragachi Express (02808) will leave Chennai at 7.55 am on Saturdays (July 5, 12, 19, 26 and August 2), arrive at/leave Visakhapatnam the same day at 8.35/8.55 pm and reach Santragachi at 10.25 am on Sunday. Both the trains will also stop at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Vizianagaram, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada and Gudur.