{"id":8516,"date":"2025-07-27T13:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T13:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8516"},"modified":"2025-07-27T13:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T13:19:33","slug":"summer-special-train-chittor-srikakulam-road-chittor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/summer-special-train-chittor-srikakulam-road-chittor\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Special Train Chittor-Srikakulam Road-Chittor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Summer Special Train Chittor-Srikakulam Road-Chittor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chittor-Srikakulam Road-Chittor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, Railways will run special trains between Chittor-Srikakulam Road-Chittor as detailed below:<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 07646 \/ 07645 Chittor \u2013 Srikakulam Road \u2013 Chittor weekly special (20 Trips):<\/p>\n<table class=\"csdtable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\">Sl. No<\/td>\n<td width=\"8%\">Train No<\/td>\n<td width=\"28%\">From \u2013 To<\/td>\n<td width=\"8%\">Dep<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">Arr<\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\">Days<\/td>\n<td width=\"16%\">Dates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"8%\">07646<\/td>\n<td width=\"28%\">Chittor \u2013 Srikakulam Road<\/td>\n<td width=\"8%\">13.50<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">08.15 (Next Day)<\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\">Weekly (Every Sunday)<\/td>\n<td width=\"16%\">24.04.2025 to 26.06.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"8%\">07645<\/td>\n<td width=\"28%\">Srikakulam Road \u2013 Chittor<\/td>\n<td width=\"8%\">15.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">11.10 (Next day)<\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\">Weekly (Every Monday)<\/td>\n<td width=\"16%\">25.04.2025 to 27.06.2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>These Trains in enroute stops at Tirupati, Renigunta, Gudur, Nellore, o\u00adngole, Chirala, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Duvvada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Chipurupalle stations in both the directions.<\/p>\n<p>These trains consist of AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches<\/p>\n<p>For detailed information regarding timings of halts and composition, passengers may please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that <strong>no Summer Special train was scheduled between Chittoor (CTO) and Srikakulam Road (CHE) in 2025<\/strong>. The last known service of that nature was in <strong>April\u2013June 2025<\/strong>, after which no repeat runs are listed in official sources.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u274c Summer Special Status (2025)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 07646\/07645<\/strong> ran as a weekly <strong>Chittoor\u202f\u2192\u202fSrikakulam Road\u202f\u2192\u202fChittoor Summer Special<\/strong> in 2025:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>07646 departed Chittoor at 13:50 hrs<\/strong> every <strong>Sunday<\/strong>, arriving Srikakulam Road around 08:15 hrs next day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>07645 returned Monday at 15:00 hrs<\/strong>, arriving Chittoor ~11:10 hrs next day.<br \/>\n([turn0search0]\ue201)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>No such train (07646\/45 or similar)<\/strong> appears in the <strong>2025 centralized summer special list<\/strong>, nor in South Central Railway press releases for that timeframe.<br \/>\n(No matched entries from 2023\u201325)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Past Summer Special (2022) \u2014 Route Snapshot<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Direction<\/th>\n<th>Departure (CTO)<\/th>\n<th>Arrival (CHE)<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Season<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>07646<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CTO \u2192 CHE<\/td>\n<td>13:50 hrs<\/td>\n<td>~08:15 hrs (+1)<\/td>\n<td>Weekly (Sunday)<\/td>\n<td>Apr 24\u2013Jun 26 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>07645<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CHE \u2192 CTO<\/td>\n<td>~15:00 hrs (Mon)<\/td>\n<td>~11:10 hrs (+1)<\/td>\n<td>Weekly (Monday)<\/td>\n<td>Apr 25\u2013Jun 27 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Coach makeup included <strong>AC\u20112T, AC\u20113T, Sleeper and General classes<\/strong>, as per standard festival specials.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Regular Scheduled Trains (2025)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>No special service has replaced 07646\/45 post-2022.<\/li>\n<li>Instead, the route currently operates via <strong>three maintained weekly express trains<\/strong> connecting Chittoor to Srikakulam Road:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12659 Gurudev SF Express<\/strong> (~08:05 dep, 15h 23m)<\/li>\n<li><strong>22852 Vivek SF Express<\/strong> (~13:00 dep, 15h 50m)<\/li>\n<li><strong>12846 Bhubaneswar Express<\/strong> (~20:59 dep, 15h 29m)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are reliable, higher-priority services with AC\/Sleeper\/General classes and run on fixed weekly schedules.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Advisory on Special Trains<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Community feedback consistently notes that <strong>special trains have very low operational priority<\/strong>, which often leads to <strong>delays of 5\u201312+ hours<\/strong>, frequent rescheduling, and limited amenities.<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSpecial trains are specially treated\u2026 given least priority\u2026 10\u201312\u202fhrs of delay is very common.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a general rule, special fare trains should be treated as a <em>last-resort option<\/em> unless absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Recommendation: Best Planning Steps<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Use <strong>regular weekly express trains<\/strong> (Gurudev SF, Vivek SF or Bhubaneswar Exp) for more reliability and consistent service.<\/li>\n<li>If you were expecting a special train\u2014as in previous years\u2014check <strong>IRCTC or SCR bulletins<\/strong> around March\u2013May 2025 for late rollouts or festival specials.<\/li>\n<li>Always <strong>check live running status via NTES or IRCTC<\/strong> on travel day, since even regular trains can face changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like assistance with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Detailed timetables<\/strong> for any of the three weekly trains?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fare estimates<\/strong> by class for those services (2A, 3A, SL)?<\/li>\n<li>Checking <strong>availability or PNR status<\/strong> for your desired date?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me know\u2014I\u2019d be glad to assist!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer Special Train Chittor-Srikakulam Road-Chittor Chittor-Srikakulam Road-Chittor In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, Railways will run special trains between Chittor-Srikakulam Road-Chittor as detailed below: Train No. 07646 \/ 07645 Chittor \u2013 Srikakulam Road \u2013 Chittor weekly special (20 Trips): Sl. 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