Southern Railway will operate special trains between Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore to clear extra rush of passengers.
Train No. 06019 Tirunelveli-Chennai Egmore superfast special train will leave Tirunelveli at 6.15 p.m. on May 4 and 6 and reach Chennai Egmore at 7.20 a.m. the next day.
Train No. 06020 Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 10.45 p.m. on May 5 and 7 and reach Tirunelveli at 12.30 p.m. the next day.
Composition of the trains will be 15 sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches and two luggage-cum-brake vans.
The trains will stop at Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Chidambaram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Tambaram.
Train No. 06019 Tirunelveli-Chennai Egmore superfast special train will stop at Mambalam too.
Reservations for the trains will commence on Friday.