Berhampur gets new weekly superfast train to Pune

BHUBANESWAR: As announced in the last Railway Budget, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce a new weekly super fast train between Bhubaneswar & Pune via Brahmapur (Berhampur). The regular service of this train will commence from Bhubaneswar w.e.f. 1st March 2011 and from Pune w.e.f. 3rd March 2011. 12581 Bhubaneswar-Pune Weekly Super Fast will leave Bhubaneswar at 10.15p.m on every Tuesday and will arrive Pune at 05.00a.m on every Thursday. In the return direction, 12582 Pune-Bhubaneswar Weekly Super Fast will leave Pune at 11.15a.m on every Thursday and will arrive Bhubaneswar at 05.35p.m on every Friday. The new train has stoppages at Khurda Road, Brahmapur (Berhampur), Vizianagaram, Duvvada, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nalgonda, Secunderabad, Wadi and Solapur between Bhubaneswar and Pune. This is the second train connecting Berhampur with Pune via secunderabad after Konark express. However, there is strong reason for rasining the frequency of this new train.