Charlapalli–Santragachi Specials

Indian Railways has put a bi-weekly summer special between Charlapalli and Santragachi on the timetable for April, adding eight trips each way for eastbound holiday travel. (thehindu.com) The eastbound service, train number 07221, leaves Charlapalli at 5:40 a.m. every Tuesday and Saturday from April 4 through April 28 and reaches Santragachi at 11:00 a.m. the next day. The westbound return, train number 07222, departs Santragachi at 12:25 p.m. every Sunday and Wednesday from April 5 through April 29. (thehindu.com) The route runs through Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Guntur, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Duvvada, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrakh, Balasore and Kharagpur before reaching the Howrah area at Santragachi. RailYatri lists the Charlapalli-to-Santragachi run at 1,539 kilometers with a scheduled arrival at 11:00 a.m. on day two. (railyatri.in) South Central Railway said the train is aimed at clearing the summer passenger rush across the South Central and East Coast Railway corridors. That puts a direct seasonal option on one of the busy migration and holiday axes linking Telangana with coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. (thehindu.com) Charlapalli has become a bigger origin point for overflow and festival traffic around Hyderabad, with Railways shifting or adding special services there when demand spikes. South Central Railway also extended other summer specials this week on Bengaluru-Santragachi, Kalaburagi and Bidar routes through late April. (deccanchronicle.com) (indiarailinfo.com) The rake composition in the March 31 announcement was 24 coaches, including three Second Air Conditioned coaches, five Third Air Conditioned coaches and ten Sleeper Class coaches. Commercial booking platforms now show live inventory for the service, indicating reservations are open for April departures. (thehindu.com) (confirmtkt.com) Third-party timetable listings show some stop patterns and timings varying by train number and update cycle, including separate listings for 07669 on the return side. For passengers, the practical takeaway is to check the exact departure date, train number and berth availability at the time of booking. (paytm.com) (railyatri.in) For now, the added Charlapalli-Santragachi runs are scheduled only through the last week of April, giving eastbound travelers a narrow summer window to book the extra capacity. (thehindu.com)