A special train has been announced by the Southern Railway to facilitate travel for people going home for the Dussehra festival. The special train (train number 06186) will depart from Chennai Central on October 8th at 11:45 PM and reach Tuticorin on the next day at 1:50 PM. The return train...
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(train number 06187) will depart from Tuticorin on October 9th at 4:15 PM and reach Chennai Central on the next day at 8:55 AM. This train will have 2 AC 2-tier coaches, 4 AC 3-tier coaches, 12 Sleeper coaches, 3 General coaches, and 2 AC Chair Car coaches. Bookings for the train are open.

Southern Railway will operate three pairs of special trains to accommodate the increased passenger traffic during Ayudha Pooja holidays. The trains will run between Coimbatore and Chennai Egmore, Chennai Central and Nagercoil, and Chennai Central and Tuticorin. All three pairs are festival specials and will operate only once. Specific departure and...
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The Southern Railway is operating a special train between Chennai Central and Tuticorin on October 8th and 9th to handle the increased passenger traffic during the puja festival. Train number 06186 will depart Chennai Central at 11:45 PM on October 8th and arrive at Thoothukudi at 1:50 PM on October 9th....
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The return train, number 06187, will leave Thoothukudi at 4:15 PM on October 9th and reach Chennai Central at 8:55 AM on October 10th. The train will run via several stations including Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram Junction, Cuddalore Port Junction, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur Junction, Tiruchi Junction, Pudukottai, Karaikudi Junction, Devakottai Road, Sivaganga, Manamadurai Junction, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar Junction, Sathur, and Kovilpatti. This special train will have 4 third-tier AC coaches, 12 second-class sleeper coaches, 3 second-class coaches, and 2 luggage-cum-brake vans. Online reservation is open for this train.