{"id":612,"date":"2025-07-25T15:35:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=612"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:35:59","slug":"ac-super-fast-weekly-special-trains-between-pune-santragachi-pune-on-on-feb-2017-to-june-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/ac-super-fast-weekly-special-trains-between-pune-santragachi-pune-on-on-feb-2017-to-june-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Super Fast Weekly Special Trains Between Pune \u2013 Santragachi \u2013 Pune on on Feb 2025 to June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

AC Super Fast Weekly Special Trains Between Pune \u2013 Santragachi \u2013 Pune on on Feb 2025 to June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Railways have decided to extend the run of Air-conditioned Super fast weekly special trains on special charges between Pune and Santragachi till 26.6.2025 to clear the extra rush of passengers. The details are as under:<\/p>\n

Train No. 02821 AC Superfast weekly special<\/strong>\u00a0will leave\u00a0Pune at 10.30 hrs<\/strong>\u00a0on every Monday from 6.2.2025 to 26.6.2025 (21 trips)<\/strong>\u00a0and arrive Santragachi at 18.15 hrs next day.<\/p>\n

Train No. 02822 AC Superfast weekly special<\/strong>\u00a0will leave\u00a0Santragachi at 18.30<\/strong>\u00a0hrs on\u00a0every Saturday from 4.2.2025 to 24.6.2025 (21 trips)<\/strong>\u00a0and arrive Pune at 02.45 hrs on third day.<\/p>\n

Halts:<\/strong>\u00a0Panvel, Kalyan, Bhusaval, Nagpur, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tatanagar and Kharagpur.<\/p>\n

Composition: \u2013<\/strong>\u00a03 AC 2-tier, 8 AC 3-tier.<\/p>\n

Reservation:<\/strong> Bookings for Train No. 02821 leaving from 6.2.2025 to 20.3.2025 will open from 20.1.2025 on special charges and for remaining trips will open as per advance reservation period of 60 days.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the AC Weekly Superfast Special<\/strong> train between Pune (PUNE)<\/strong> and Santragachi (SRC)<\/strong> that ran from February 2025 to June 2025<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude86 Train Overview: Pune \u2194 Santragachi Weekly AC SF Special<\/h2>\n

This was a weekly AC Superfast Special<\/strong> train designated as:<\/p>\n

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  • 02821<\/strong>: Pune \u2192 Santragachi<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 02822<\/strong>: Santragachi \u2192 Pune<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Operated by the South Eastern Railway<\/strong>, these non-regular but fully air-conditioned services catered to peak summer demand.\ue202turn0search5\ue202turn0search3\ue202turn0search11\ue201<\/p>\n

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    \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Operational Period & Frequency<\/h3>\n
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    • Service Duration<\/strong>: April to June 2025 (dates fell within the broader Feb\u2013June summer special period)<\/li>\n
    • Frequency<\/strong>: Weekly in both directions\n
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      • From Pune<\/strong>: Departed every Monday at around 10:30\u202fAM<\/strong>, arriving at Santragachi on Tuesday evening<\/li>\n
      • From Santragachi<\/strong>: Departed every Saturday at around 6:30\u202fPM<\/strong>, arriving Pune early Monday morning\ue202turn0search5\ue202turn0search3\ue202turn0search11\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \ud83e\udded Route & Halts<\/h3>\n

        The route covered roughly 2050 km<\/strong>, passing through major stops such as:<\/p>\n

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        • Pune \u2192 Panvel \u2192 Kalyan \u2192 Igatpuri \u2192 Bhusaval \u2192 Nagpur \u2192 Durg \u2192 Raipur \u2192 Bilaspur \u2192 Jharsuguda \u2192 Rourkela \u2192 Chakradharpur \u2192 Tatanagar \u2192 Kharagpur \u2192 Santragachi\ue202turn0search11\ue202turn0search15\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          \ud83d\ude8b Coach Composition & Amenities<\/h3>\n
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          • Typical rake included:\n
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            • 3 AC 2\u2011Tier coaches<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • 8 AC 3\u2011Tier (economy) coaches<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake)<\/strong> coaches\ue202turn0search5\ue202turn0search15\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • AC chair car coaches were not part of this service\u2014it was fully sleeper-style AC berths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              \u23f1\ufe0f Punctuality & Delays<\/h3>\n

              Based on railenquiry data for 02821:<\/p>\n

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              • The Pune \u2192 Santragachi leg<\/strong> frequently experienced substantial delays (often 10+ hours), especially during seasonal operations.\ue202turn0search9\ue201<\/li>\n
              • The Reddit community<\/strong> echoed passenger frustrations:
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                \u201cWeekly trains as well\u202f\u2026 they are all ‘special’ trains and run 12\u201315 hours late\u201d\ue202turn0reddit21\ue201<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                \ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
                Train No.<\/strong><\/th>\nDirection<\/strong><\/th>\nFrequency<\/strong><\/th>\nDep \/ Arr (Approx.)<\/strong><\/th>\nCoach Composition<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
                02821<\/td>\nPune \u2192 Santragachi<\/td>\nWeekly (Mon)<\/td>\nDep 10:30\u202fAM \u2192 Arr ~18:15\u202fPM next day<\/td>\n3 \u00d7 2A, 8 \u00d7 3A\u2011Economy, 2 SLR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                02822<\/td>\nSantragachi \u2192 Pune<\/td>\nWeekly (Sat)<\/td>\nDep 18:30\u202fPM \u2192 Arr ~2:45\u202fAM Monday<\/td>\nSame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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                \u2705 What You Should Know<\/h3>\n
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                • It was an AC sleeper\u2011only<\/strong>, weekly superfast special tailored for peak demand, not an AC chair car train.<\/li>\n
                • Though speeds reached around 65 km\/h average, actual travel time stretched due to extended halts and lower priority.\ue202turn0search15\ue202turn0search9\ue202turn0reddit21\ue201<\/li>\n
                • Booking was available via IRCTC special train charts<\/strong>; normal PRS availability tracking may not have been active.\ue202turn0search4\ue202turn0search5\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  \ud83e\udded Want More Details?<\/h2>\n

                  Let me know if you\u2019d like:<\/p>\n

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                  • \ud83d\udcc5 Full station-by-station timetable<\/li>\n
                  • \ud83d\udea9 Fare chart and seat availability pattern<\/li>\n
                  • \ud83d\udce6 Typical coach layout or amenities<\/li>\n
                  • \ud83d\udcc6 Updates if similar trains were operated outside this timeframe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Happy to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    AC Super Fast Weekly Special Trains Between Pune \u2013 Santragachi \u2013 Pune on on Feb 2025 to June 2025 Railways have decided to extend the run of Air-conditioned Super fast weekly special trains on special charges between Pune and Santragachi till 26.6.2025 to clear the extra rush of passengers. The details are as under: Train […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-612","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/612\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}