Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, will inaugurate the new broad gauge line and flag off train services between Nagappattinam and Velankanni through Video conferencing from Fort St. George, Chennai at 17.00 hrs. on 20.12.2010 in the presence of Thiru. K.N. Nehru, Hon’ble Minister for Transport, Government of Tamil Nadu. At Velankanni, Thiru E. Ahmed, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Railways, will preside over the function. Thiru. S.S. Palani Manickam, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Finance, Thiru. U. Mathivanan, Hon’ble Minister for Dairy Development, Government of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. A.K.S. Vijayan, M.P., M.L.A, VIPs and other dignitaries will participate.
The inaugural special between Velankanni and Nagappattinam will leave Velankanni at 17.30 hrs. on 20.12.2010 and arrive Nagappattinam at 18.00 hrs. the same day. The regular train service in the section will commence from 21.12.2010 as per following timings.
T.No.76814 Velankanni -Nagappattinam Passenger | T.No.76818 Velankanni- Nagore Passenger | Stations | T.No.76813 Nagore - Velankanni Passenger | T.No.76817 Nagappattinam- Velankanni Passenger | ||
10.20 hrs. | 16.00 hrs. | d | Velankanni | a | 09.55 hrs. | 11.45 hrs. |
10.40 hrs. | 16.20/16.25 | a/d | Nagappattinam | a/d | 09.35/09.37 | 11.25 hrs. |
--- | 16.45 hrs. | a | Nagore | d | 09.20 hrs. | --- |