Southern Railway will run the following Pongal Special Trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the eve of Pongal festival.
Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore Specials: T. No. 06101 Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.45 hrs. on 12.01.2011 (Wednesday) and arrive Tuticorin at 12.30 hrs. the next day. T. No. 06102 Tuticorin - Chennai Egmore Special will leave Tuticorin at 15.45 hrs. on 13.01.2011 (Thursday) and arrive Chennai Egmore at 06.05 hrs. next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi and Milavittan. T.No.06101 will stop at Tuti Melur also. T. No. 06102 will stop at Mambalam also.
Advance reservations for the above trains will commence on 09.01.2011.