Special train to Madurai to leave Egmore tonight

Southern Railway has announced a special train, Train No.06017 from Chennai Egmore to Madurai that would leave Chennai Egmore at 11.45 p.m. on Saturday

This train, with a composition of 12 sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches and two luggage-cum-rake vans, will run to open timings and will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Ariyalur, Tiruchi, Manaparai, Dindigul and Kodai Road.

A railway official said that the railway administration was making an attempt to run the train up to Madurai expecting the protesters to give up their agitation by morning.

“Or esle, it will terminated at the nearest possible railway to Madurai," the official said.