Weekly special train to Ahmedabad

HUBLI: The Western Railway has decided to run weekly Garib Rath express special train between Yeshwantpur and Ahmedabad for 14 trips in each direction from September 27.The special train will run via Hubli, Gadag, Bagalkot and Bijapur.The other details are as follows: Train No 06501 weekly special will depart Yeshwantpur at 05-20 hrs on every Tuesday from  September 27 to December 27 and arrive at Ahmedabad at 16-10 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No 06502 will depart Ahmedabad at 20-15 hrs on Wednesday from September 28 to December 28 and arrive at Yeshwantpur at 11-25 hrs on Friday.En route, the special train will stop at Tumkur, Arsikere, Birur, Davangere, Harihar, Haveri, Hubli, Gadag, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Hotgi, Solapur, Kurdwadi, Daund, Pune, Lonand, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, and Anand.The special train will have 18 coaches consisting of 16 AC 3-tier coaches and two second class luggage-cum-brake vans, according to a release from the Western Railway.