Railway Board approves operation of 7 special trains

Railway Board approves operation of 7 special trains

Four will be intra-State, while three will go to Kerala

01/10/2020

Special Correspondent CHENNAI

After getting approval from the Railway Board on Tuesday, Southern Railway will operate four intra-State and three inter-State trains on a daily basis from Friday.

In a press release, Southern Railway said it would operate Nellai Express (Egmore-Tirunelveli), Podhigai Express (Egmore-Sengottai), Tejas Express (Egmore-Madurai) and Rameswaram Express (Egmore- Rameswaram).

Nellai Express will begin its first trip from Tirunelveli on October 2 and from Egmore on October 5. Podhigai Express will be operated from the city on October 3 and from Sengottai on October 4.

Similarly, Tejas Express will start from Egmore on Friday with the return trip slated for 3.15 p.m. the same day.

Rameswaram Express will start on Friday from Rameswaram railway station.

Southern Railway will also operate three inter-State trains to Kerala. These will be the Alappuzha (Alleppey) SF Express (Central-Alapuzha), the Ananthapuri Express (Egmore to Kollam) and the Karaikal-Ernakulam Express.

All of the trains, except the Tejas Express, have been proposed to be run on a daily basis.