The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of traffic in view of Pongal festival.
1.Special trains between Chennai Egmore - Coimbatore
Train No.06175 Chennai Egmore - Coimbatore special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 10.15 hrs. on 13.01.2016 and reach Coimbatore at 21.00 hrs. the same day.
Train No.06176 Coimbatore - Chennai Egmore special train will leave Coimbatore at 05.30 hrs. on 14.01.2016 and reach Chennai Egmore at 16.15 hrs. the same day.
Stoppages: Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Chinna Salem, Attur, Salem Town, Salem Jn., Sankaridurg, Erode, Uthukkuli, Tirupur and Coimbatore North.
Train No.06176 Coimbatore - Chennai Egmore special train will stop at Mambalam also.
2.Special train from Chennai Egmore to Tirunelveli
Train No.06177 Chennai Egmore - Tirunelveli special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 21.05 hrs. on 13.01.2016 and reach Tirunelveli at 10.45 hrs. the next day.
Stoppages: Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Kodaikkanal Road, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti and Vanchi Maniyachchi.
3.Special train from Kochuveli to Chennai Central
Train No.06178 Kochuveli – Chennai Central special train will leave Kochuveli at 01.00 hrs. on 16.01.2016 and reach Chennai Central at 18.30 hrs. the same day.
Stoppages: Kollam, Kayamkulam, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Arakkonam and Perambur.
4.Special train from Chennai Central to Vizianagaram
Train No.06179 Chennai Central - Vizianagaram special train will leave Chennai Central at 19.00 hrs. on 14.01.2016 and reach Vizianagaram at 11.30 hrs. the next day.
Stoppages: Sullurupeta, Gudur, Nellore, ongole, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Samalkot, Anakapalli, Duvavada and Visakhapatnam.