Festive Season: Chennai–Mangaluru One-Way Special Train to Operate on October 17 via Coimbatore

Coimbatore: Southern Railway will operate a one-way special train from Chennai Egmore to Mangaluru Central on October 17 to accommodate the increase in passenger traffic during the festive season.

Train No. 06036, Chennai Egmore–Mangaluru Central Special, will depart Chennai Egmore at 11.55 pm on October 17 and reach Mangaluru Central at 7.45 pm on October 18. The train will operate via Salem, Erode, Tiruppur and Podanur.

The train will stop at Perambur, Tiruvallur, Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Shoranur, Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Nileshwar, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.

According to the schedule released by Salem Division, the train will reach Jolarpettai at 3.30 am, Salem at 5.10 am, Erode at 6.20 am, Tiruppur at 7.13 am and Podanur at 9.13 am on October 18. Departure from these stations is scheduled for 3.35 am, 5.13 am, 6.30 am, 7.15 am and 9.15 am, respectively.

The special train will have AC First Class, AC Two-Tier, AC Three-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches, along with a luggage-cum-brake van with accommodation for differently abled passengers.