The following special trains will be run from Velankanni to Chennai and Vasco-da-Gama to clear the extra rush of passengers during Velankanni festival.
1)T.No.06059/06060 Chennai Egmore – Velankanni – Chennai Egmore Specials: T.No.06059 Chennai Egmore – Velankanni Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.45 hrs. on 27.8.12 & 3.9.12 and arrive Velankanni at 06.30 hrs. the next day.T.No.06060 Velankanni – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Velankanni at 23.15 hrs. on 28.8.12 & 4.9.12 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 07.20 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 5 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, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. T.No.06060 will stop at Mambalam also.
2)T.No.06061/06062 Chennai Egmore – Velankanni – Chennai Egmore Specials: T.No.06061 Chennai Egmore – Velankanni Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.45 hrs. on 30.8.12 and arrive Velankanni at 06.30 hrs. the next day.T.No.06062 Velankanni – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Velankanni at 23.15 hrs. on 31.8.12 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 07.20 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 3 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. T.No.06062 will stop at Mambalam also.
3)T.No.06063/06064 Chennai Egmore – Velankanni – Chennai Egmore Specials: T.No.06063 Chennai Egmore – Velankanni Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.45 hrs. on 8.9.12 and arrive Velankanni at 06.30 hrs. the next day.T.No.06064 Velankanni – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Velankanni at 23.15 hrs. on 9.9.12 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 07.20 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. T.No.06064 will stop at Mambalam also.
4)T.No.07315/07316 Vasco-da-Gama – Velankanni – Vasco-da-Gama Specials: T.No.07315 Vasco-da-Gama – Velankanni Special will leave Vasco-da-Gama at 09.00 hrs. on 29.8.12, 2.9.12 & 5.9.12 and arrive Velankanni at 12.25 hrs. the next day.T.No.07316 Velankanni – Vasco-da-Gama Special will leave Velankanni at 14.25 hrs. on 30.8.12, 3.9.12 & 9.9.12 and arrive Vasco-da-Gama at 19.50 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Madgaon, Kulem, Castle Rock, Londa, Dharwad, Hubli, Haveri, Davengere, Birur, Arsikere, Tumkur, Yesvantpur, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarapet, Salem, Erode, Karur, Tiruchchirappalli, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam.
Advance reservation for the above trains are open.