South Eastern Railway has notified Special trains (Trains on Demand) to clear extra rush of passengers during the Pooja Festival as detailed below:
Train No. 02841/02842 Shalimar – Chennai Beach – Shalimar Express Specials:
Train No. 02841 Shalimar – Chennai Beach Express Special will leave Shalimar at 23.30 hrs on 15th and 22nd October, 2026 (Thursday) and reach Chennai Beach at 03.00 hrs, the third day (2 Services)
In return direction, Train No. 02842 Chennai Beach – Shalimar Express Special will leave Chennai Beach at 06.00 hrs on 17th and 24th October, 2026 (Saturday) and reach Shalimar at 13.45 hrs, the next day (2 Services)
Coach Composition: 2- AC Two Tier Coaches, 7- AC Three Tier Coaches, 7- Sleeper Class Coaches, 4- General Second Class Coaches, 1- Second Class Coach (Divyangjan Friendly) & 1- Luggage cum Brake Van
The details of timings and stoppages of Train No. 02841/02842 Shalimar – Chennai Beach – Shalimar Express Specials are as follows (Timings in hours):
| Train No. 02841 Shalimar – Chennai Beach Express Special | ↓ | Station | ↑ | Train No. 02842 Chennai Beach – Shalimar Express Special |
| 23.30 (Thursday) | (d) | Shalimar | (a) | 13.45 (Sunday) |
| 23.45/23.50 | (a/d) | Santragachi | (a/d) | 13.10/13.12 |
| 01.09/01.14 | (a/d) | Kharagpur | (a/d) | 11.07/11.12 |
| 02.34/02.36 | (a/d) | Balasore | (a/d) | 09.25/09.27 |
| 03.35/03.37 | (a/d) | Bhadrak | (a/d) | 08.30/08.32 |
| 04.10/04.12 | (a/d) | Jajpur Keonjhar Road | (a/d) | 07.40/07.42 |
| 06.15/06.17 | (a/d) | Narasinghpur | (a/d) | 05.00/05.02 |
| 07.00/07.05 | (a/d) | Bhubaneswar | (a/d) | 04.15/04.20 |
| 07.30/07.40 | (a/d) | Khurda Road | (a/d) | 03.45/03.50 |
| 10.15/10.17 | (a/d) | Brahmapur | (a/d) | 00.50/00.52 |
| 11.58/12.00 | (a/d) | Palasa | (a/d) | 23.28/23.30 |
| 13.00/13.02 | (a/d) | Srikakulam Road | (a/d) | 22.00/22.02 |
| 13.50/14.00 | (a/d) | Vizianagaram | (a/d) | 20.55/21.05 |
| 15.13/15.15 | (a/d) | Duvvada | (a/d) | 19.28/19.30 |
| 17.10/17.12 | (a/d) | Rajahmundry | (a/d) | 16.50/16.52 |
| 19.35/19.45 | (a/d) | Vijayawada | (a/d) | 13.40/13.50 |
| 00.28/00.30 | (a/d) | Gudur | (a/d) | 08.50/08.52 |
| 03.00 (Saturday) | (a) | Chennai Beach | (d) | 06.00 (Saturday) |
Advance Bookings for the above Special Trains will open at 08.00 hrs on 10.10.2026 (Tomorrow) from Southern Railway End.
