The Southern Railway on Saturday announced six special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers in the routes between Chennai, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil and have opened the reservation for the services.
On May 8, one of the trains would leave Tirunelveli at 10.55 pm and reach Chennai Egmore at 11.55 am the following day through the Chord Line. But on its way back, the train would take the Main Line after leaving Chennai Egmore at 10.45 pm on May 9.
On May 14, a superfast special train would start from Tirunelveli at 9.15 pm and reach Chennai Egmore the following day through the Chord Line. The return service would start at 9.05 pm on May 15 and reach Tirunelveli at 9.45 am through the same route.
On May 19, a superfast special train would leave Tirunelveli at 6.15 pm and reach Chennai Egmore at 7.20 am the following day. The same day (May 20) it would leave for Tirunelveli at 10.45 pm. Both the services would be through the Main Line.
On May 24, a superfast special train would leave Tirunelveli at 6.15 pm and reach Chennai Egmore at 6.05 am the following day. On the same day (May 25), it would leave Chennai Egmore at 6.50 pm and reach Tirunelveli at 6.30 am the next day. Both the services are through the Chord Line.
A train would leave Nagercoil at 5 pm May 17 and reach Chennai Egmore at 6.05 am the following day. Another superfast train would leave Chennai Egmore at 3 pm on May 18 and reach Nagercoil at 04.15 am the next day. Both the trains would go through the chord line.
