The Budget announced Shalimar-Chennai-Shalimar Superfast Weekly Express will be introduced from Shalimar on 23rd June, 2012 and from Chennai on 25thJune, 2012. The inaugural run of these trains will be to open fast timings.
The regular run of these trains will commence from 3rd July, 2012. Accordingly, Train. No 22825 Shalimar-Chennai weekly Super fast Express will depart Shalimar at 12 20 hrs on Tuesdays and arrive Chennai at 17 00 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No 22826 Chennai-Shalimar weekly Super fast Express will depart Chennai at 16 15 hrs on Thursdays and reach Shalimar at 21 30 hrs next day.
These trains will stop at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Jeleswar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Kurda Road, Brahmapur, Palasa, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Sullurpeta and Naidupeta stations.
These trains will have SLR-two Second class Luggage Cum Brake Van, four General Second Class, nine Sleeper class, two AC III Tier, oneAC II Tier, Coaches totaling to 18 Coaches.