Southern Railway has announced that special fare trains will be operated during the summer season. The notification:
Summer special fare trains
The Summer special train will be operated from Tambaram to Nagercoil on 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th April and 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th May. This train will start from Tambaram at 4.45 PM and reach Nagercoil the next day morning at 5.25 AM.
The Summer special fare train will be operated from Nagercoil to Egmore on 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th April, and 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th May, and 4th, 11h, 18th, 25th June, and 2nd July. The train will start from Nagercoil at 7.40 PM and reach Chennai Egmore the next day morning at 9.00 AM.
The Summer special fare train will start from Ernakulam on 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th April, and 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th May, and 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th June at 11.00 AM and reach Velankanni the next day morning at 7.00 AM.
The Summer special fare train will start from Velankanni on 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th April, and 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st May, and 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th June at 6.15 PM and reach Ernakulam the next day at 2.00 PM.
The Summer special fare train will start from Ernakulam on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th April, and 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th May, and 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th June at 7.00 PM and reach Rameswaram the next day morning at 7.30 AM.
The Summer special fare train will start from Rameswaram on 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th April, and 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th May, and 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th June at 4.00 PM and will reach Ernakulam the next day morning at 4.30 AM.
The reservation for the above trains is scheduled to commence from today (11th March).