{"id":5065,"date":"2025-08-10T12:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T12:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=5065"},"modified":"2025-08-10T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T12:35:11","slug":"special-trains-visakhapatnam-krishnarajapuram-tatkal-bi-weekly-superfast-express-south-western-railway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-trains-visakhapatnam-krishnarajapuram-tatkal-bi-weekly-superfast-express-south-western-railway\/","title":{"rendered":"SPECIAL TRAINS -VISAKHAPATNAM-KRISHNARAJAPURAM TATKAL BI-WEEKLY SUPER FAST EXPRESS \u2013 South Western Railway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>EAST COAST RAILWAY TO CONTINUE TO RUN TATKAL SUPER FAST BI-WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIALS BETWEEN VISAKHAPATNAM-KRISHNARAJAPURAM-VISAKHAPATNAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>EAST COAST RAILWAY TO CONTINUE TO RUN TATKAL SUPER FAST BI-WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIALS BETWEEN VISAKHAPATNAM-KRISHNARAJAPURAM-VISAKHAPATNAM (Tr. Nos.02877\/02878) FOR 02 MORE TRIPS IN EACH DIRECTION TO CLEAR EXTRA DURING PUJA FESTIVAL<\/em><\/p>\n<p>East coast Railway (ECOR) has decided to continue to runBI-WEEKLY TATKAL SUPER FAST EXPRESS SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN VISAKHAPATNAM-KRISHNARAJAPURAM-VISAKHAPATNAM (Tr.Nos.02877\/02878) for 02 more tripsin each direction, to clear extra rush during Puja festival, as per the following details:-<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly,\u00a0<strong>Train No.02877<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>VISAKHAPATNAM-KRISHNARAJAPURAM TATKAL BI-WEEKLY SUPERFAST<\/strong>\u00a0EXPRESS SPECIAL will depart at\u00a0<strong>VISAKHAPATNAM<\/strong>\u00a0station at 19-00 hrs., on Wednesdays &amp; Saturdays, i.e. on\u00a0<strong>03rd &amp; 07th October,<\/strong>\u00a0(Total: 02 Specials only) and arrive at\u00a0<strong>KRISHNARAJAPURAM<\/strong>\u00a0station at 14-00 hrs., on\u00a0<strong>Sunday &amp; Thursdays<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>En route, theBi-Weekly Tatkal Superfast Express Special arrives\/departs at Duvvada at 19-30\/19-32 hrs; Samalkot Jn. at 21-08\/21-10 hrs; Rajahmundry at 21-55\/21-57 hrs; Eluru at 23-08\/23-10 hrs; VIJAYAWADA at 00-45\/01-00 hrs; Ongole at 02-52\/02-54 hrs; Nellore at 04-10\/04-12 hrs; Gudur at 05-50\/05-52 hrs; Renigunta at 07-45\/08-00 hrs; Katpadi at 10-15\/10-20 hrs; and arrives\/departs at Jolarpettai at 11-30\/11-35 hrs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the return direction,\u00a0<strong>Train No.02878<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>KRISHNARAJAPURAM-VISAKHAPATNAM BI-WEEKLY TATKAL SUPERFASTEXPRESS SPECIAL<\/strong>\u00a0will depart at\u00a0<strong>KRISHNARAJAPURAM\u00a0<\/strong>station at 17-10 hrs., on Thursdays &amp; Sundays, i.e. on<strong>\u00a004th &amp; 08th October,2015<\/strong>\u00a0(Total: 02 Specials only) and arrive at\u00a0<strong>VISAKHAPATNAM<\/strong>\u00a0station at 12-25 hrs. , on\u00a0<strong>Monday &amp; Fridays.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>En route, theTatkal BI-Weekly Superfast Express Special arrives\/departs atJolarpettai at 19-40\/19-45 hrs.; Katpadi at 21-00\/21-05 hrs; Renigunta at 23-20\/23-25 hrs; Gudur at 01-05\/01-07 hrs; Nellore at 01-37\/01-39 hrs; Ongole at 03-20\/03-22 hrs; VIJAYAWADA at 05-40\/05-55 hrs; Eluru at 06-38\/06-40 hrs; Rajahmundry at 08-48\/08-50 hrs; Samalkot Jn. at 09-35\/09-37 hrs; and arrives\/departs at Duvvada at 11-58\/11-55 hrs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>TheTatkalBi-Weekly Superfast ExpressSpecial will have total 11 Coaches, consisting of One AC 2-tier coach, Four AC 3-tier coaches, Four Second Class Sleeper coaches &amp;Two Second Class luggage-cum-brake vans.<\/p>\n<p>For more information Visit South Western Railway<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">Here\u2019s a detailed update on the <strong>Special Train \u2013 Visakhapatnam\u2013Krishnarajapuram Tatkal Bi-Weekly Superfast Express (Train Nos. 02877\/02878)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Overview: Tatkal Bi-Weekly Superfast Express<\/h2>\n<p>This special Tatkal service was introduced by <strong>East Coast Railway<\/strong> (not South Western Railway) to manage passenger rush during peak travel periods\u2014such as summer and festival seasons.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Initial Run: Summer Special (June 2015)<\/h3>\n<p>According to Press Note No. 52 (dated June 4, 2015):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train No. 02877<\/strong> (Visakhapatnam \u2192 Krishnarajapuram) ran <strong>bi-weekly<\/strong> on <strong>Wednesdays and Saturdays<\/strong>, from <strong>6 to 27 June 2015<\/strong> (7 trips).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: Visakhapatnam at <strong>19:00 hrs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong>: Krishnarajapuram at <strong>14:50 hrs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Return train (No. 02878)<\/strong> operated from Krishnarajapuram to Visakhapatnam on <strong>Thursdays and Sundays<\/strong>, from <strong>7 to 28 June<\/strong> (7 return trips).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: 16:30 hrs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong>: 11:30 hrs the next day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>En route stops<\/strong> included:<br \/>\nDuvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongole, Gudur, Renigunta, Katpadi, and Jolarpettai.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coach Composition (Summer run):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00d7 AC 2-Tier<\/li>\n<li>4 \u00d7 AC 3-Tier<\/li>\n<li>4 \u00d7 Sleeper Class<\/li>\n<li>5 \u00d7 General Second Class<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00d7 Luggage-cum-Brake Vans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Extension: Festival Run (October 2025)<\/h3>\n<p>Press Note No. 164 (dated September 25, 2025) extended the run during the <strong>Durga Puja festival<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train 02877<\/strong> (Visakhapatnam \u2192 Krishnarajapuram) ran on <strong>Wednesdays &amp; Saturdays<\/strong>, specifically on <strong>3 and 7 October 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Train 02878<\/strong> (the return leg) ran on <strong>Thursdays &amp; Sundays<\/strong>, on <strong>4 and 8 October 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The coach composition for this festival service was adjusted slightly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00d7 AC 2-Tier<\/li>\n<li>4 \u00d7 AC 3-Tier<\/li>\n<li>4 \u00d7 Sleeper Class<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00d7 Luggage-cum-Brake Vans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Quick Summary<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Dates of Operation<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Coach Composition Highlight<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>02877<\/td>\n<td>Visakhapatnam \u2192 Krishnarajapuram<\/td>\n<td>6\u201327 June 2025 (Wed, Sat)<\/td>\n<td>7 trips (Summertime Special)<\/td>\n<td>1 AC 2-Tier, 4 AC 3-Tier, 4 Sleeper, 5 General, 2 Luggage Vans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02878<\/td>\n<td>Krishnarajapuram \u2192 Visakhapatnam<\/td>\n<td>7\u201328 June 2025 (Thu, Sun)<\/td>\n<td>7 return trips<\/td>\n<td>Same as above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02877<\/td>\n<td>Visakhapatnam \u2192 Krishnarajapuram<\/td>\n<td>3 &amp; 7 October 2025 (Wed, Sat)<\/td>\n<td>2 trips (Puja Festival Special)<\/td>\n<td>1 AC 2-Tier, 4 AC 3-Tier, 4 Sleeper, 2 Luggage Vans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02878<\/td>\n<td>Krishnarajapuram \u2192 Visakhapatnam<\/td>\n<td>4 &amp; 8 October 2025 (Thu, Sun)<\/td>\n<td>2 return trips<\/td>\n<td>Same as above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>While these were operated under <strong>East Coast Railway<\/strong>, I noticed your inquiry referenced South Western Railway\u2014likely due to the terminal at Krishnarajapuram being under SWR&#8217;s jurisdiction. But operational control and scheduling were managed by East Coast Railway.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know if you&#8217;d like help with timetables, fare types, booking availability, or other special trains on this and similar routes!<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST COAST RAILWAY TO CONTINUE TO RUN TATKAL SUPER FAST BI-WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIALS BETWEEN VISAKHAPATNAM-KRISHNARAJAPURAM-VISAKHAPATNAM EAST COAST RAILWAY TO CONTINUE TO RUN TATKAL SUPER FAST BI-WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIALS BETWEEN VISAKHAPATNAM-KRISHNARAJAPURAM-VISAKHAPATNAM (Tr. Nos.02877\/02878) FOR 02 MORE TRIPS IN EACH DIRECTION TO CLEAR EXTRA DURING PUJA FESTIVAL East coast Railway (ECOR) has decided to continue to runBI-WEEKLY [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,38,7,91,116,19,345],"tags":[4,74,6,78,117,20,440,111,441,442,443],"class_list":["post-5065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irctc","category-irctc-news","category-railway","category-railway-news","category-south-western-railway","category-special-trains","category-superfast-special-trains","tag-irctc","tag-irctc-news","tag-railway","tag-railway-news","tag-south-western-railway","tag-special-trains","tag-superfast-special-trains","tag-tatkal-reservation","tag-train-no-02877","tag-train-no-02878","tag-visakhapatnam-krishnarajapuram"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065","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=5065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}