Southern Railway will run the following Winter Special Trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during winter season.
1. Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Garib Rath Special: T.No. 06667 Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Garib Rath Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.40 hrs. on 22.12.2010, 29.12.2010 & 05.01.2011 (Wednesdays) and arrive Mangalore Central at 13.45 hrs. next day. T.No. 06668 Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Garib Rath Special will leave Mangalore Central at 16.20 hrs. on 23.12.2010, 30.12.2010 & 06.01.2011 (Thursdays) and arrive Chennai Central at 09.20 hrs. next day. The composition of the trains will be 13 AC 3-tier coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Quilandi, Vadakara, Mahe, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Charvattur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod. T. No. 06668 will stop at Perambur also.
2. Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Superfast Special: T. No. 06137 Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Superfast Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 18.50 hrs. on 10.01.2011 (Monday) and arrive Tuticorin at 06.30 hrs. next day. T. No. 06138 Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Tuticorin at 14.55 hrs. on 11.01.2011 (Tuesday) and arrive Chennai Egmore at 04.25 hrs. next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Melmaruvathur, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi and Milavittan. T. No. 06137 will stop at Tuti Melur and T. No. 06138 will stop at Mambalam also.
3. Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Special: T. No. 06139 Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 23.30 hrs. on 12.01.2011 (Wednesday) and arrive Tuticorin at 14.00 hrs. next day. T. No. 06140 Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Tuticorin at 17.00 hrs. on 13.01.2011 (Thursday) and arrive Chennai Egmore at 08.50 hrs. next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Mambalam, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Melmaruvathur, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi and Milavittan. T. No. 06139 will stop at Tuti Melur also.