Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of traffic during Ramzan.
1) Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Specials: T.No.0617 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 20.20 hrs. on 9.9.2010 and 11.9.2010 and arrive Nagercoil at 11.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.0618 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Nagercoil at 13.30 hrs. on 10.9.2010 and 12.9.2010 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 04.25 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Kodaikanal Road , Madurai
2) Chennai Central – Nagercoil Superfast Special & Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special (via. Erode, Karur, Dindigul): T.No.0603 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on 8.9.2010 and arrive Nagercoil at 14.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.0604 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 16.15 hrs. on 9.9.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 08.15 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 3 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli and Valliyur. T.No.0604 will stop at Perambur also.
3) Chennai Central – Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Special: T.No.0631 Chennai Central – Mangalore Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.35 hrs. on 8.9.2010 and arrive Mangalore Central at 13.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.0632 Mangalore – Chennai Central Special will leave Mangalore Central at 17.25 hrs. on 9.9.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 10.00 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod. T.No.0631 will stop at Coimbatore also. T.No.0632 will stop at Podanur & Perambur also.
4) Chennai Central – Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Specials (via. Coimbatore) T.No.0631 Chennai Central – Mangalore Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.35 hrs. on 10.9.2010 and arrive Mangalore Central at 13.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.0640 Mangalore – Chennai Central Special will leave Mangalore Central at 14.15 hrs. on 12.9.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod. T.No.0640 will stop at Podanur and Perambur also.
5) Chennai Central – Tirunelveli – Chennai Central Specials (via. Chennai Egmore, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam): T.No.0601 Chennai Central – Tirunelveli Special will leave Chennai Central at 19.30 hrs. on 8.9.2010 and arrive Tirunelveli at 09.35 hrs. the next day. T.No.0602 Tirunelveli – Chennai Central Special will leave Tirunelveli at 14.55 hrs. on 9.9.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 05.00 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 13 AC 3-tier coaches. The trains will stop at Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul,Kodaikanal Road , Madurai
6) Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Superfast Special & Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special: T.No.0606 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Superfast Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. on 12.9.2010 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 06.05 hrs. the next day. T.No.0605 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 14.40 hrs. on 13.9.2010 and arrive Nagercoil at 05.35 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Tambaram. T.No.0606 will stop at Mambalam also. T.No.0605 will stop at Ariyalur also.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 27.8.2010.