The Southern Railway would operate the following special trains to clear the extra rush of traffic:
Special trains from Chennai Egmore to Tirunelveli (06038 and 06045) will leave Egmore at 8.20 p.m. on May 24, 28, and 31 and reach Tirunelveli at 9.45 a.m. the next day. The Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore superfast special trains (06406) will leave Tirunelveli at 6.15 p.m. May 25 and June 1 and reach Chennai Egmore at 06.05 hrs. next day.
Special trains (06039 and 06041) will leave Chennai Egmore at 9.05 p.m. on May 22 and May 29 respectively and reach Tirunelveli at 9.15 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the special train (06040) will leave Tirunelveli at 10.55 p.m. on May 23 and reach Chennai Egmore at 11.55 a.m., the next day.
The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Tiruchi, Dindigul, Kodaikkanal Road, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sattur, and Kovilpatti. The Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore specials will stop at Mambalam.
A special train (06043) from Chennai Egmore to Nagercoil will be operated on the main line on May 23. It will leave Egmore at 10.45 p.m. and reach Nagercoil at 2 p.m. the next day. The train will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tirupadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchi, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli, and Valliyur.
Special trains will be operated between Chennai Egmore and Tirunelveli via the main line on May 25 and 26. The trains (06047 and 06049) will leave Chennai at 10.45 p.m. and reach Tirunelveli at 12.30 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the special (06048 and 06050) will leave Tirunelveli at 6.15 p.m. on May 26 and 27 and reach Chennai Egmore at 7.20 a.m. the next day. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tirupadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchi, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sattur and Kovilpatti. The Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore specials will stop at Mambalam.
Premium trains
Premium special trains (00605 and 00606) from Tirunelveli to Chennai Egmore will be operated on May 29 and 30. The trains will leave Tirunelveli at 10.55 p.m. and reach Egmore at 11.55 a.m. the next day. A premium special (00607) will leave Chennai Egmore at 9.05 on June 5 and reach Tirunelvei at 9.15 a.m. the next day. Another premium special (00609) will leave Tirunelveli at 6.15 p.m. on June 7 and reach Chennai Egmore at 7.20 a.m. the next day. The trains will stop at Kovilpatti, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Tiruchi and Tambaram.
Advance reservations for all the trains will commence on Thursday, a Southern Railway press release said.
