Chennai: The Railways are set to operate additional special festival trains between Kochuveli and Dr MGR Chennai Central on Monday (September 16). These special festival trains will run to accommodate the extra rush during the Onam festival. The DRM Chennai took to the social media platform X to announce the development.DRM Chennai, while posting the release on X, wrote, "The following special trains will be operated to clear extra rush during the #OnamFestival. Passengers, kindly take note."
The release stated, "Train No. 06166/06167 Kochuveli-Dr MGR Chennai Central Festival Special will depart from Kochuveli at 12:50 hrs on 16th September 2024 (Monday) and arrive at Dr MGR Chennai Central at 09:30 hrs the next day (1 service)."It further added, "In the return direction, Train No. 06167 Dr. MGR Chennai Central-Kochuveli Festival Special will depart from Dr MGR Chennai Central at 15:00 hrs on 17th September 2024 (Tuesday) and arrive at Kochuveli at 08:50 hrs the next day (1 service)."The release also mentioned the coach composition details and provided information about the timings and stoppages along the train route (Kochuveli to Dr MGR Chennai Central). Toward the end, the release informed that advance reservations for the special festival trains between Kochuveli and Dr MGR Chennai Central are open. Also Read: Special Festival Trains To Run On Shalimar-Chennai Central Route, Check Schedule And Booking InfoIn another news, South Eastern Railway, in its release in first week of Septmber, notified that special trains will run in the Shalimar–Chennai Central–Shalimar sections. This decision has been taken to accommodate the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath festivals.DRM Chennai posted the release on X (formerly known as Twitter) and captioned, "South Eastern Railway has notified special #trains in the Shalimar–#Chennai Central–Shalimar sectors to clear the extra rush of passengers during Durga Puja, Diwali & Chhath festivals."The following Special trains will be operated to clear extra rush during #OnamFestival
— DRM Chennai (@DrmChennai) September 13, 2024
Passengers, kindly take note#SouthernRailway #RailwayUpdate pic.twitter.com/AQrlKYTltu
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