Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear extra rush of passengers on the eve of Pooja Festival.
1. Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Special (via. Coimbatore) & Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Special (via. Podanur): T.No.0625 Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.35 hrs. on 13.10.2010 and arrive Mangalore Central at 13.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.0626 Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Special will leave Mangalore Central at 17.25 hrs. on 14.10.2010 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, 4 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.0625 will stop at Coimbatore also. T.No.0626 will stop at Podanur & Perambur also.
2. Chennai Central – Kollam Superfast Special (via. Coimbatore) & Kollam – Chennai Central Special (via. Podanur) : T.No.0633 Chennai Central – Kollam Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.35 hrs. on 15.10.2010 and arrive Kollam at 11.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.0634 Kollam – Chennai Central Special will leave Kollam at 11.30 hrs. on 17.10.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Chenganaseri, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara and Kayankulam. T.No.0633 will stop at Coimbatore also. T.No.0634 will stop at Podanur & Perambur also.
3. Chennai Central – Kollam Superfast Special & Kollam – Chennai Central Special : T.No.0649 Chennai Central – Kollam Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.05 hrs. on 13.10.2010 and arrive Kollam at 14.15 hrs. the next day. T.No.0650 Kollam – Chennai Central Special will leave Kollam at 16.20 hrs. on 14.10.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 08.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Chenganaseri, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara and Kayankulam. T.No.0650 will stop at Perambur also.
4. Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Superfast Special (via.Podanur) & Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Special (via Coimbatore): T.No.0637 Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.05 hrs. on 15.10.2010 and arrive Mangalore Central at 15.05 hrs. the next day. T.No.0638 Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Special will leave Mangalore Central at 14.15 hrs. on 17.10.2010 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, 4 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.0637 will stop at Podanur also. T.No.0638 will stop at Coimbatore & Perambur also.
5. Chennai Central – Nagercoil Superfast Special & Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special: T.No.0607 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on 13.10.2010 and arrive Nagercoil at 14.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.0608 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 16.15 hrs. on 14.10.2010 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.0608 will stop at Perambur also.
6. Chennai Central – Tirunelveli – Chennai Central Garib Rath Specials: (Via.Chennai Egmore)T.No.0615 Chennai Central – Tirunelveli Garib Rath Special will leave Chennai Central at 19.30 hrs. on 13.10.2010 and arrive Tirunelveli at 09.35 hrs. the next day. T.No.0616 Tirunelveli – Chennai Central Garib Rath Special will leave Tirunelveli at 14.55 hrs. on 14.10.2010 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, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti and Vanchi Maniyachchi. T.No.0616 will stop at Mambalam also.
7. Coimbatore – Chennai Central – Coimbatore Superfast Specials: T.No.0643 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Coimbatore at 23.55 hrs. on 12.10.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 08.15 hrs. the next day. T.No.0644 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on 13.10.2010 and arrive Coimbatore at 06.50 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi and Arakkonam. T.No.0643 will stop at Perambur also. T.No.0644 will stop at Coimbatore North also.
8. Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Superfast Special & Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special : T.No.0667 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Superfast Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. on 17.10.2010 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 06.05 hrs. the next day. T.No.0668 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 14.40 hrs. on 18.10.2010 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.0667 will stop at Mambalam also. T.No.0668 will stop at Ariyalur also.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 2.09.2010.