Konkan Railway to run Bilaspur – Madgaon AC express special trains in summer

Team Udayavani, Feb 17, 2017, 10:12 AM IST

Mangaluru: Konkan Railway has decided to run weekly AC express special trains in  co-ordination with South East Central Railway to clear extra rush of passengers during summer season

Train Number 08297 / 08298 Bilaspur – Madgaon – Bilaspur Weekly AC Express Special  

Train number 08297 Bilaspur – Madgaon weekly AC express special  train will leave from Bilaspur at 23:55 hours on  every Sunday ( from April 02, 2017 to June 4, 2017). Train will reach Madgaon   at 08:00 hours on the third  day.

Train number 08298 Madgaon – Bilaspur  weekly AC express special train will leave from Madgaon at 10:00 hours on  every Tuesday ( from April 04, 2017 to June 6, 2017). The train will reach Bilaspur   at 18:30 hours on the next day. The train will halt at Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Gondia, Nagpur, Badnera, Akola, Bhusaval,  Manmad, Nasik Road, Igatpuri, Kalyan, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Sawantwadi Road, and Thivim stations. The train will have total 17 coaches including 1st  AC – 01 Coach, 2nd  AC – 05 coaches, 3rd  AC – 08 coaches,  Pantry Car- 01, SLR  – 02 coaches.