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A new bi-weekly express train service between Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) and Mettupalayam will be launched on July 20th, 2024. The train will operate on Thursdays and Saturdays from Tuticorin, departing at 10:50 PM and reaching Mettupalayam at 7:40 AM the next day. The return service (Mettupalayam to Tuticorin) will operate on Fridays...
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and Sundays, departing at 7:35 PM from Mettupalayam and arriving at 4:20 AM the next day in Tuticorin. The train will stop at Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Ottakkalmandapam, Palani, Udumalpet, Pollachi, Kinathukadavu, and Coimbatore. The train will consist of 1 AC 2-tier coach, 2 AC 3-tier coaches, 9 sleeper coaches, 4 general coaches, and 2 luggage coaches with a railway manager's room. The inaugural ceremony for the new service will be held in Mettupalayam on July 19th, 2024, by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan.