Bhubaneawar, April 11: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to extend the services of 12871/12872 Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Ispat Express up to Kantabanji from Tuesday (April 12).
According to an ECoR release, on the inaugural run of the extended portion, this train will leave from Kantabanji at 10 AM as a Special Train and will arrive at Howrah at 1.30 PM. On the way, this train will leave Titilagarh at 10.55 AM, Balangir at 11.50 AM, Bargarh Road at 12,54 PM, Sambalpur at 1.55 PM, Jharsuguda at 2.50 PM, Rourkela at 4.43 PM, Tata at 7.15 PM, Ghatsila at 8.20 PM, Kharagpur at 8.56 PM towards Howrah. This train will also stop at Sainthala, Loisinga, Barpali, Hirakud, Rengali, Rajgangpur, Manoharpur, Chakradharpur, Rajkharsuan, Sini, Rakha Mines, Chakulia, Jhargram, Santragachhi.
On the inaugural day, Bolangir MP Sangeeta Singhdeo will flag off of the extension of Ispat Express to Kantabanji from Kantabanji Railway Station.
However, the regular service of this train will commence from Wednesday from Howrah on every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from Thursday from Kantabanji on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. On the Extended portion, this train will run for four days in a week towards Kantabanji.
From 16th April to 13th August, 2022; this train from Howrah on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday will run up to Titilagarh and will originate from Titilagarh on every Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday from 17th April to 14th August, 2022, it added.
The 12871/12872 Howrah-Titilagarh-Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express will be renumbered as 22861/22862 w.e.f. 16th August, 2022 from Howrah and w.e.f. 17th August, 2022 from Kantabanji. 22861/22862 Howrah-Titilagarh-Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express from Howrah will run on every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday and from Kantabanji on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
The 12871/12872 Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Ispat Express from Howrah from 15th August 2022 will run on every Monday, Wednesday & Saturday instead of daily. This train from Titilagarh from 16th August, 2022 will run on every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday instead of daily.
