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Bilaspur-Yelahanka Express Gets Regular Weekly Schedule From August 26
A train between Bilaspur and the Bengaluru region will become a regular weekly train.
It was previously operated as a special service.
The train will start its regular schedule on August 26.
It will leave Bilaspur every Wednesday afternoon.
It will reach Yelahanka Junction on Thursday evening.
The train will return every Thursday night.
It will arrive back in Bilaspur early Saturday morning.
The service will stop at many stations in several states.
It will have 20 coaches for different types of passengers.
South East Central Railway will make the Bilaspur-Yelahanka-Bilaspur Weekly Express Special a regular weekly service.
The train will be renumbered from 08261/08262 to 18261/18262.
The Bilaspur-Yelahanka service will depart every Wednesday at 2 pm and arrive the next day at 7 pm.
The return train will leave Yelahanka every Thursday at 9:30 pm and reach Bilaspur at 3:30 am on Saturday.
The 20-coach train will include AC, Sleeper Class, General Second Class and Divyangjan-friendly luggage-brake facilities.
- Who
- South East Central Railway is regularising the Bilaspur-Yelahanka-Bilaspur Weekly Express Special.
- What
- The existing special train will become regular weekly service under Train Nos. 18261 and 18262.
- Where
- The train will run between Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh and Yelahanka Junction in Bengaluru, stopping at stations across Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- The outward service begins August 26, with departures every Wednesday; the return service begins August 27, with departures every Thursday.
- Why
- The regular service will provide a weekly rail connection between Bilaspur and the Bengaluru region.
Key facts
- Outward train
- Train No. 18261, Bilaspur-Yelahanka Weekly Express
- Return train
- Train No. 18262, Yelahanka-Bilaspur Weekly Express
- Outward departure
- 2 pm every Wednesday from Bilaspur; arrival at Yelahanka at 7 pm the following day
- Return departure
- 9:30 pm every Thursday from Yelahanka; arrival at Bilaspur at 3:30 am Saturday
- Renumbering
- Existing Train Nos. 08261/08262 will become 18261/18262
- Coach formation
- 20 LHB coaches: 1 AC 2-Tier, 4 AC 3-Tier, 2 AC 3-Tier Economy, 7 Sleeper Class and 4 General Second Class coaches
- Accessibility and luggage coaches
- One Second Class Luggage-cum-Brake Van with a Divyangjan-friendly compartment and one Generator-cum-Luggage/Brake Van
Sources
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