Thursday, November 23, 2017

Karthigai Deepam festival: Southern Railway to run Tirunelveli - Thiruvannamalai special train

Arockiaraj | TNN | Nov 22, 2017, 19:23 IST

MADURAI: The Southern Railway has announced special fare special trains to clear extra rush of passengers during the Karthigai Deepam festival. The trains will be operated from Coimbatore, Thiruvannamalai, Chennai Egmore and Tirunelveli.

Number 06024 Tirunelveli - Tiruvannamalai special fare special train will leave Tirunelveli at 5pm on December 1 and reach Tiruvannamalai at 7am the next day.

Number 06023 Tiruvannamalai - Tirunelveli special fare special train will leave Tiruvannamalai at 11.30pm on December 2 and reach Tirunelveli at 11.45am the next day.

These trains will have 1 AC first class-cum-AC 2-tier, 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 10 sleeper class, 3 general second class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. They will stop at Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Satur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram and Tirukkovilur.

Number 06022 Coimbatore - Tirunelveli special fare special train via Pollachi, Dindigul and Madurai will leave Coimbatore at 7.30pm on November 30 and reach Tirunelveli at 4.30am the next day.

The train will have 1 AC first class-cum-AC 2-tier, 1 AC 2-tier - 1, 3 AC 3-tier, 10 sleeper class, 3 general second class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. It will stop at Podanur, Kinaththukkadavu, Pollachi, Udumalaipettai, Palani, Dindigul, Kodaikkanal Road, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti and Vanchi Maniyachchi.

Number 06020 Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore special fare special train will leave Tirunelveli at 5.15pm on December 3 and reach Chennai Egmore at 9am the next day.


The train will have 1 AC first class-cum-AC 2-tier - 1, 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 10 sleeper class, 3 general second class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. It will stop at Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Satur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram, Chengalpet and Tambaram.

Advance reservations for these special fare special trains will begin at 8am on Thursday (November 23), according to a statement from the Southern Railway.

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