Chennai, Sept 12:
Southern Railway has announced special train services between Chennai and Tirunelveli to facilitate the movement of passengers during Vinayagar Chaturthi, which will be celebrated on September 14.
A special train (06151) will leave Chennai Egmore at 11.50 pm on September 12 and reach Tirunelveli at 11.15 am the following day.
The return special train (06152) will leave Tirunelveli at 10.30 pm on September 14 and reach Chennai Egmore at 10.15 am on September 15.
The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Ariyalur, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Sholavandan, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sattur and Kovilpatti.
Reservations for the Chennai Egmore–Tirunelveli special train will commence at 8 am on September 11.
In addition, special trains will operate between Bengaluru and Chennai on September 11 and 12. Train 06587 will leave Bengaluru Cantonment at 7.30 am and reach Chennai Central at 3 pm the same day. The return service, train 06588, will leave Chennai Central at 4.10 pm and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 11.30 pm.
A Bengaluru–Tirunelveli special train (06527) will leave KSR Bengaluru at 11.35 pm on September 11 and reach Tirunelveli at 1.15 pm the next day. The return service (06528) will leave Tirunelveli at 3.45 pm on September 12 and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 3.30 am the following day.
Reservations for the Bengaluru–Chennai and Bengaluru–Tirunelveli special trains have already commenced. The services have been announced to meet the additional travel demand during the Vinayagar Chaturthi festival.The train timings and stoppages above are based on the LiveChennai report published on September 11.