Southern Railway announces specials to meet summer rush

CHENNAI: Special trains will be operated to clear extra rush during the summer vacation, said a Southern Railway press release on Thursday.

Train No 06005 Dr MGR Chennai Central to Whitefield Special will leave city at 5.35 am on Apri 20 and reach Whitefiled at 12 noon.

In return direction Train No 06006 Whitefield to Dr MGR Chennai Central Special will leave its origin at 1pm on April 20 and reach Dr MGR Chennai Central at 7 pm.

The coach composition will be of one AC first class coach, two AC two tier coaches, six AC three tier coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, three general second class coaches, one pantry car, one second class coach (disabled friendly) & one luggage cum brake van. Advance reservations for the special trains are open now.

Train No 06008 Tirunelveli-Tambaram Special will leave Tirunelveli at 7pms on April 19 and reach Tambaram at 8.45 am, the next day.

Coach composition will be of 14 sleeper class coaches, two luggage cum brake vans. The train arrival and departure at Tenkasi are 20.50/21.00, Tiruchi at 03.15/03.25 and Villupuram at 05.43/05.45. Train No 06070/06069 Tirunelveli-Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli weekly specials, two AC three tier economy coaches will be added in place of two sleeper class coaches from Tirunelveli with effect from May 23, 2024 and from Chennai Egmore with effect from May 24.

The revised Composition of the trains will be of one AC two tier coach, six AC three tier coaches, two AC three tier economy coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches, one second class coach (disabled friendly) and one luggage cum brake van, added the statement.

A special weekly train will run between Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore from May 23, while a special from Chennai Central to Whitefield will run on April 20