In order to clear extra rush of passengers, South Central Railway has Extended Hyderabad-Kolhapur CSMT a press release said.
Hyderabad-Kolhapur(CSMT)-Hyderabad Special Trains: Train No. 07143 Hyderabad-Kolhapur-CSMT Special train will depart Hyderabad at 23.10 hrs on 7th ,8th , 10th and 11thJanuary, 2012and will arrive Kolhapur-CSMT at 22 45 hrs on the next day. In the return direction Train No. 07144 Kolhapur (CSMT)-Hyderabad Special train will depart Kolhapur (CSMT) at 07 30 hrs on 9th ,10th,12th and 13th January 2012 and arrive Hyderabad at 06 45 hrs on the next day.
In Belgaum it 07143 Hyderabad-Kolhapur-CSMT would arrive at 1730 and on the return journey 07144 Kolhapur (CSMT)-Hyderabad would arrive in Belgaum at 1155.
Enroute the trains will stop at Begumpet, Sanathnagar, Lingampalli, Shankarpalli, Vikarabad, Tandur, Nawandgi, Kurgunta, Seram, Malkhaid Road, Krishna, Raichur, Manthralayam Road, Adoni, Guntakal, Bellary, Tornagallu, Hospet, Koppal, Gadag, Hubli Jn, Dharwad, Londa, Belgaum, Ghatprabha, Raybag, Kudachi, Miraj and Hatkanangale. These trains will have 11 Coaches Viz., one AC II tier, one AC III tier, four sleeper class, three General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.