{"id":2457,"date":"2025-07-30T12:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:05:11","slug":"special-train-between-puri-mgr-chennai-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-between-puri-mgr-chennai-central\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train between Puri-MGR Chennai Central"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special train between Puri-MGR Chennai Central<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special train between Puri-MGR Chennai Central (Train No. 02859 \/ 02860) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the convenience of passengers, East Coast Railway has decided to run special train between Puri-MGR Chennai Central-Puri (Train No. 02859 \/ 02860)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02859 Puri-MGR Chennai Central special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02859 Puri-MGR Chennai Central Special train will leave from (Every Sunday) Puri at 17.30 hrs &amp; will reach MGR Chennai Central at 14.55 hrs and train running time between the station 21 hour and 25 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02860 MGR Chennai Central-Puri special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 02860 MGR Chennai Central-Puri Special train will leave from (Every Monday) MGR Chennai Central at 16.25 hrs &amp; will reach Puri at 15.10 hrs and train running time between the station 22 hour and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Puri-MGR Chennai Central Distance between the station is 1250 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Date of Commencement of Service:<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02859 from Puri-MGR Chennai Central special train 25-10-2025 to 29-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>Train No: 02860 from MGR Chennai Central-Puri special train 26-10-2025 to 30-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>These special trains will consist of AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper and Reserved Second sitting class Coaches.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re asking about the <strong>special train service between Puri and MGR Chennai Central<\/strong>. Here&#8217;s the latest verified information:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Special Train 02859: <strong>Puri\u2013MGR Chennai Central Festival Special<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train No.\u202f02859<\/strong>, also referred to as the <strong>Puri\u2013MGR Chennai Central Special or Festival Special<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It operates <strong>once per week on Sundays<\/strong>, from Puri to Chennai Central<\/li>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: Leaves Puri at <strong>17:30 IST<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong>: Reaches Chennai Central around <strong>13:50\u201313:55 IST<\/strong> the <strong>next day<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Total journey time is approximately <strong>20 hours 20\u201325 minutes<\/strong>, covering around <strong>1,247\u202fkm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Halts<\/strong>: There are about <strong>21 stops<\/strong> en route, including key stations like Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore and Gudur<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes available<\/strong>: 2A, 3A, 3E (AC 3-tier Economy), Sleeper, and Second Seating (2S)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udee4\ufe0f Regular Superfast Express: <strong>22859 Puri\u2013MGR Chennai Central SF Express<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a weekly superfast service running under train number <strong>22859<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Departure from Puri<\/strong>: 17:30 IST<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival at Chennai Central<\/strong>: 13:55 IST the next day<\/li>\n<li>Journey time about <strong>20\u202fh 25\u202fmin<\/strong> covering <strong>1,247\u202fkm<\/strong>, stopping at the same 21 stations<\/li>\n<li>It operates <strong>only on Sundays<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2733\ufe0f Key Differences Between the Two<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Festival Special (02859)<\/th>\n<th>Regular Superfast (22859)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Train No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u202f02859 (Special\/Festival Special)<\/td>\n<td>22859 SF Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Frequency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u202fWeekly (Sunday)<\/td>\n<td>Weekly (Sunday)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Journey Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u202f~20\u202fh\u202f20\u202fmin<\/td>\n<td>~20\u202fh\u202f25\u202fmin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Classes Available<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2S, SL, 3A, 2A<\/td>\n<td>3E, 3A, 2A, SL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stops \/ Halts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>~21<\/td>\n<td>~21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>They run on the same day with very similar schedules. The special may be added seasonally (e.g., festival time) to support higher demand, while the numbered SF Express is the regular weekly train.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2139\ufe0f Travel Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check Confirmed Schedule &amp; Booking<\/strong>: Since these specials operate on limited days, always verify on IRCTC or live-tracking platforms before booking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PNR and Seat Availability<\/strong>: Can be checked on official IRCTC site or apps like RailYatri, MakeMyTrip, Goibibo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tatkal Bookings<\/strong>: Allowed for classes like Sleeper and AC; booking windows and policies are as per IRCTC norms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coach Composition<\/strong>: Both generally include AC, sleeper and unreserved coaches, though added services (like coach augmentation) can appear during festival specials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like help with <strong>PNR status<\/strong>, <strong>live running updates<\/strong>, or <strong>booking options<\/strong> for one of these services?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train between Puri-MGR Chennai Central Special train between Puri-MGR Chennai Central (Train No. 02859 \/ 02860) time table, route, frequency and fare For the convenience of passengers, East Coast Railway has decided to run special train between Puri-MGR Chennai Central-Puri (Train No. 02859 \/ 02860) Train No. 02859 Puri-MGR Chennai Central special train Train [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,194,196,19],"tags":[69,195,207,197,20],"class_list":["post-2457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-east-coast-railway","category-festivals-special-trains","category-puja-special-trains","category-special-trains","tag-east-coast-railway","tag-festivals-special-trains","tag-puja-special-train-2020","tag-puja-special-trains","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}