Special Memu trains will be operated from Chennai Beach Station and Tambaram Station for the grand occasion of the Karthigai Deepam Festival celebrated at Tiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple.
In a notification released by the Southern Railways, the details are as follows:
From Chennai Beach Station:
- The special train (06033) departing from Chennai Beach Station today (Saturday, 25th November) will commence its journey at 6:00 PM and is scheduled to reach Tiruvannamalai at midnight, 12:05 AM.
- On the return trip, train (06034) will depart from Tiruvannamalai tomorrow (Sunday, 26th November) at 3:45 AM, arriving at Chennai Beach Station at 8:05 AM.
From Tambaram Station:
- Special Memu trains to Tiruvannamalai will operate from Tambaram Station on the 26th and 27th of November.
- The special train (06129) will depart from Tambaram at 8:40 AM and is expected to reach Tiruvannamalai at 12:35 PM.
- On the return journey, the special train (06130) will depart from Tiruvannamalai on both the 26th and 27th of November at 1:45 PM, reaching Tambaram at 5:15 PM.