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Two peculiar trains announced by the Southern Railway to wide other unreserved of passengers during Deepavali festival are to person stoppage astatine Podanur Station.
Train No. 06044 Podanur-Dr MGR Chennai Central Express Special volition permission Podanur astatine 11.20 p.m. connected October 19 (Sunday) and scope the destination astatine 8.45 a.m. connected October 20. The bid volition beryllium operated with 7 AC three-tier coahes, 4 AC-three-tier system coaches, 5 sleeper people coaches, 1 2nd people manager (Divyangjan friendly), and 1 luggage-cum-brake van.
Train No. 06043 Dr. MGR Central - Podanur Express Special volition depart astatine 12.15 p.m. connected October 22 (Wednesday) and scope Podanur astatine 10 p.m.
Train No. 06108/ 06107 Thiruvananthapuram North-Chennai Egmore-Express Special volition walk done Podanur astatine 1.58 a.m. connected Wednesday, and scope the destination astatine 11 a.m. In the instrumentality direction, the bid volition commencement astatine 2.45 p.m. connected Wednesday and walk done Podanur Station astatine 11.13 p.m.
The Southern Railway has besides announced cognition of peculiar trains betwixt Coimbatore and Jaipur (No. 061181/ 06182) Weekly Specials from October 16 to November 6 (Four services), with stoppages astatine Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai and Katpadi.
The bid volition astatine 2.30 a.m. connected Thursdays and Jaipur astatine 1.25 p.m connected Saturdays. In the instrumentality direction, the bid volition commencement astatine 10.05 p.m. connected Sundays and scope Coimbatore Junction astatine 8.30 a.m. connected Wednesdays.
Amirtha Express
The travelling nationalist person expressed disappointment implicit the determination of Railways not to run Train No. 16343/16344 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Madurai-Thiruvananthapuram Central Amirtha Express (Daily) via Coimbatore.
The Southern Railway, portion approving hold of the Amirtha Express to Rameswaram, has chosen to proceed operating the bid via Dindigul Junction and Madurai Junction, and from determination to Rameswaram with stoppages astatine Manamadurai Junction, Paramakudi, and Ramanathapuram, with effect from October 16.
As per the schedule, the bid passes done Dindigul astatine 8.35 a.m. and reaches Rameswaram astatine 12.45 p.m. In the instrumentality direction, the bid starts astatine Rameswaram astatine 1.30 p.m. and passes done Dindigul Junction astatine 5.05 p.m.
Alongside requesting cognition of much fig of reserved and unreserved trains done Coimbatore Junction during festival seasons, the Podanur Train Users’ Welfare Association has suggested that Salem Railway Division denote much stoppages astatine railway stations successful the vicinity of Coimbatore Railway Junction to decongest the main station.
A surge successful assemblage astatine the main presumption could pb to unforeseen stampede, and, hence, the Railways indispensable see tweaking its norms successful the interests of passengers, relation president and Member, Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee, N. Subramanian, emphasised.
