Special Train Between Coimbatore & Tirupathi
With a view to clearing extra rush of traffic during the winter season, a special train between Coimbatore and Tirupati is being run during December.The train would run from Coimbatore on Dec 16 and 23, while from Tirupati it would be on Dec 17 and 24.Train 0623 starting from here 1035 PM would reach Tirupati the next day at 7.30 AM, and in return direction 0624 would start at 9 PM and scheduled to arrive at 7 AM the next day at Coimbatore, a southern railway release said today.To clear extra rush during the ensuing 'Tirumudi' festival at Melmaruvathur, special trains would be run during December, January and February.Trains from Coimbatore to Melmaruvathur would be operated on 14,16,18,20,22,24,25,26,27,28 29 31 in December, 2,3,5,6,7,8,10,11,16,17,18 to 29 and 31 in January and 3 to 6 in February, while from Melmaruvathur on 15,17,19,21,23,25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 in December, 1,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12,17 to 30 in January and 1,4,5, 6 and 7 in February, the release said.
The special would leave here at 10.30 PM and arrive at Melmaruvathur at 8.15 Am the next day and in return direction, it would leave Melmaruvathur at 6 PM to reach at 4 AM the next day.Specials from Erode to Melmaruvathur would be run on 20,22,24,26,28 30 in December, 1 3 5 7 9 in January and 6 in february, while from Melmaruvathur on 21,23,25,27,29 31 in Dec 2,4,6,8,10 in January and 8 in February. Train would leve Erode at 9.45 pm and from Melmaruvathur it would leave at 10.30 PM. Specials to Melmaruvathur would be run from Tirupur and Sankaridurg also, the release said.
