Special trains during festival seasons
Posted on: 30/Jul/2011 1:02:59 AM
Southern Railway is operating the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Onam, Ramzan and Pooja festival seasons.
According to a press release, Train no 06047 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 7.30pm on Sundays from Aug 14 to Sep 9 and arrive Nagercoil at 11.15am. The next day, T No 06048 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Nagercoil at 1.30pm on Mondays from Aug 15 to Oct 10 and arrive in Chennai Central at 5am, the next day.
T No 06049 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 10.30pm, on Fridays from Aug 5 to Oct 7 and arrive in Coimbatore at 6.50pm, the next day. TNo 06050 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Coimbatore at 11.45pm on Mondays from Aug 8 to Oct 10 and arrive in Chennai Central at 7.45pm, the next day.
T No 06051 Coimbatore–Rameswaram Weekly Special will leave Coimbatore at 7.45pm on Saturdays from Aug 6 to Oct 8 and arrive Rameswaram at 7am the next day. T No 06052 Rameswaram – Coimbatore Weekly Special will leave Rameswaram at 7pm on Sundays from Aug 7 to Oct 9 and arrive in Coimbatore at 5am the next day. The composition of the trains will be one First Class, 2 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, four General Second Class and two luggage-cum-brake van coaches.
TNo 06055 Chennai Central – Ernakulam Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 11.30pm on Sundays from July 31 to Oct 9 and arrive Ernakulam Jn at 11am the next day. T No 06056 Ernakulam – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Ernakulam at 3.15pm on Mondays from Aug 1 to Oct 10 and arrive in Chennai Central at 3.45am the next day.
T No 06058 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Weekly Special will leave Tiruchchirappalli at 10.10 hrs on Aug 22, Aug 29 & Sept 5 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 6am, the next day. T No 06057 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli Weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 10.45pm on Aug 25, Sept 1 & Sept 8 and arrive Tiruchchirappalli at 6am, the next day.
T No 06059 Chennai Egmore – Velankanni Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 10.45pm on Aug 23, Aug 30 & Sept 6 and arrive Velankanni at 8am, the next day. T No 06060 Velankanni – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Velankanni at 9.45pm on Aug 24, Aug 31 & Sept 7 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 7.20am, the next day.
T No 06062 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Weekly Special will leave Tiruchchirappalli at 10.10pm on Mondays and Wednesdays from Aug 1 to Oct 12 (except Aug 24, Aug 31 & Sept 7) and arrive Chennai Egmore at 6am, the next day. T No 06061 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli Weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 10.45pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays from Aug 2 to Oct 13 (except Aug 23, Aug 30 & Sept 6) and arrive Tiruchchirappalli at 6am, the next day.
T No 06063 Chennai Central – Shoranur Weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 10.30pm, on Mondays from Aug 1 to Oct 10 and arrive in Shoranur at 8.50am, the next day. T No 06064 Shoranur – Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Special will leave Shoranur at 7.10pm on Tuesdays from Aug 2 to Oct 11 and arrive Chennai Central at 5.15am, the next day.
T No 06065 Coimbatore – Tirupati Weekly Superfast Special will leave Coimbatore at 6am on Thursdays from Aug 4 to Oct 13 and arrive Tirupati at 1.30pm, the same day. T No 06066 Tirupati – Coimbatore Weekly Superfast Special will leave Tirupati at 2.50pm on Thursdays from Aug 4 to Oct 13 and arrive in Coimbatore at 10.40pm, the same day.
The composition of the trains will be one AC chair car, seven second sitting, six general general second class and two luggage-cum-brake van coaches.
The trains will stop at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Katpadi, Chittoor and Pakala.Advance reservations for the above trains will commence on July 30
