Special trains for Onam

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 20. The Southern Railway has introduced special trains connecting Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai, Mumbai and Nizamuddin to clear the heavy traffic during the Onam festival season.

Train no.651 Chennai- Thiruvananthapuram special will leave Chennai on August 28 and 29 at 11-15 p.m. and arrive at Thiruvananthapuram central at 4-45 p.m. on the next day. The return train no.652 will leave Thiruvananthapuram on September 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. and arrive at Chennai at 1-30 p.m. the next day.

This train will have one air-conditioned two-tier sleeper coach, one AC three-tier sleeper coach, eight sleeper class and six general second class coaches and two second class-cum-luggage van. This train will halt at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpet, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Ottapalam, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Changanassery, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikkara, Kayankulam and Kollam.

Train no. 167 on the Mumbai- Thiruvananthapuram route will depart from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on August 25 at 11-30 p.m. and reach Thiruvananthapuram on August 27 at 6-30 p.m.. The return train no.168 will leave Thiruvananthapuram on September 3 at 9 a.m. and arrive at the Tilak terminus on September 5 at 4 a.m.. The train will have one AC two-tier, 10 sleeper class coaches, two general second class and two second class-cum- luggage van. It will halt at Kalyan, Pune, Dound, Sholapur, Gangapur, Wadi, Raichur, Guntakkal, Dharmavaram, Bangalore Cantonement, Bangalore City, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Palakkad, Shoranur, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Jn, Alappuzha, Kayankulam and Kollam.

Train no.443 on the Thiruvananthapuram- Nizamuddin route will depart from Thiruvananthapuram on September 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. and reach Nizamuddin on the third day at 5-45 p.m.. From Nizamuddin, this special will leave on August 27 and 28 at 11-50 a.m.. This train will have AC two-tier, sleeper class and general second class accommodation. It will run via. Renigunta, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Bhopal and Jhansi.

A pressnote issued by Southern Railways here today said advance reservation for the Chennai and Mumbai special trains would commence on August 21 while that for the Thiruvananthapuram- Nizamuddin special will be announced later.

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