A pair of special trains will be run between Bandra Terminus and Velankanni in view of the annual festival at Velankanni to clear the extra rush of passengers.
The Bandra Terminus – Velankanni special (09001) will leave Bandra Terminus at 10.50 p.m. on August 27 (Thursday) and reach Velankanni at 1.30 p.m. on August 29 (Saturday).
The Velankanni – Bandra Terminus special (09002) will leave Velankanni at 11.45 p.m. on August 29 (Saturday) and reach Bandra Terminus at 2.20 p.m. on August 31 (Monday). The trains will run via Arakkonam, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, and Tiruvarur.
It will stop at Borivali, Vasai Road, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Daund, Solapur, Wadi, Yadgir, Raichur, Manthralayam Road, Adoni, Guntakkal, Gooty, Tadipatri, Muddanuru, Yerraguntala, Cuddappah, Rajampeta, Koduru, Renigunta, Arakkonam, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadirippuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam.
Advance reservation for the train No. 09002 will commence on August 4, a press release here said.