The Hindu : Southern Railway to operate 568 summer specials

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Friday, Feb 14, 2003

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Southern States - Tamil Nadu

Southern Railway to operate 568 summer specials

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI Feb. 13. This summer, the Southern Railway will operate 568 special trains, including two pairs of daily trains, four bi-weekly and eight weekly specials. Advance reservation will commence from February 14.

The Chennai Central - Palakkad bi-weekly, operated via Coimbatore, will leave Chennai at 8-30 p.m. and reach Palakkad at 6-25 a.m. the next day. It will be operated on Mondays and Fridays from April 11 to June 6. In the return direction, the train will leave at 10-30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Sundays from April 13 to June 8 and arrive here at 8-15 a.m. the next day.

The Chennai Central - Thiruvananthapuram special, via Kottayam, will leave Chennai at 9-15 p.m. and reach Thiruvananthapuram at 4 p.m. the next day. It will be operated on Tuesdays and Fridays from April 11 to June 6. In the return direction, the train will leave at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays from April 12 to June 7 and arrive Chennai at 2 p.m. the next day.

The Chennai Central - Jodhpur weekly will leave Chennai at 8 a.m. on Mondays from April 7 to June 23 and reach Jodhpur at 2-10 p.m. on Wednesdays. In the return direction, it will leave at 9-15 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 9 to June 25 and reach Chennai at 4-15 a.m. on Saturdays.

The Chennai Central - Ajmer weekly will leave Chennai at 3.30 p.m. on Thursdays from April 10 to June 26 and reach Ajmer at 12-15 p.m. on Saturdays. In the return direction, it will leave at 9 p.m. on Saturdays from April 12 to June 28 and reach Chennai at 7-15 p.m. on Mondays.

The Chennai Central - Dadar weekly will leave Chennai at 12-30 p.m. on Saturdays from April 12 to June 28 and reach Dadar at 4-25 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the train leaves at 11-45 p.m. on Sundays from April 13 to June 29 and arrive Chennai at 4-25 a.m. on Tuesdays.

The Chennai Central - Bangalore weekly will leave Chennai at 11-15 p.m. on Fridays from April 11 to June 27 and reach Bangalore at 6-50 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the train will leave at 11-30 p.m. on Sundays from April 13 to June 29 and reach Chennai at 8 a.m. the next day.

The Chennai Central - Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam weekly will leave Chennai at 5-30 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 16 to June 4 and reach Prashanthi Nilayam at 4 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the train will leave at 9-30 p.m. on Thursdays from April 17 to June 5 and reach Chennai at 8 a.m. the next day.

The Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil biweekly will leave Egmore at 10 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays from April 13 to June 8 and reach Nagercoil at 12.30 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the train will leave at 3-30 p.m. on Fridays and Mondays from April 14 to June 9, and reach at 6-30 a.m. the next day.

The Bangalore - Madurai weekly, operated via Hosur, will leave Bangalore at 7-15 p.m. on Sundays from April 13 to June 8 and reach Madurai at 7-05 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the train will leave at 9-45 p.m. on Mondays from April 14 to June 9 and arrive Bangalore at 7-55 a.m. the next day.

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