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Time of India
13-05-2025
- Time of India
Railways adds extra coaches for summer travel rush
Madurai: Southern Railway has announced the augmentation of an extra coach in select trains to clear the extra rush during the summer holidays. According to a statement, one additional sleeper class coach has been provided on a temporary basis to train No. 12694 Tuticorin - Chennai Egmore Pearl City Express from May 13 to 15, train No. 12693 Chennai Egmore - Tuticorin Pearl City Express from May 14 to 16, train No. 16343 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Madurai Amritha Express from May 14 to 15, and train No. 16344 Madurai - Thiruvananthapuram Central Amritha Express from May 15 to one sleeper coach has been augmented to train No. 22657 Tambaram - Nagercoil Express on May 14 and to train No. 22658 Nagercoil - Tambaram Express on May another statement, railways announced a one-minute stoppage at Kallidaikurichi railway station for train No. 16791/16792 Tuticorin – Palakkad – Tuticorin Palaruvi Express with effect from May 15. Train No. 16791 will arrive Kallidaikurichi at 11.21pm and depart at 11.22pm, while train No. 16792 will arrive Kallidaikurichi at 3.45am and depart at No, 12605/12605 Chennai Egmore – Karaikkudi – Chennai Egmore Pallavan Superfast expresses have been provided a one-minute stoppage at Pennadam with effect from May 15. Train No. 12605 will arrive Pennadam at 7.01pm and depart at 7.02pm. Train No. 12606 will arrive Pennadam at 8.27am and depart at 8.28am.
The Hindu
13-05-2025
- The Hindu
Temporary augmentation of trains, additional stoppages announced
An additional sleeper class coach has been provided in the following trains to clear extra rush of passengers: Train No. 12694 Thoothukudi-Chennai Egmore Pearl City Express would be augmented from May to 15; Train No. 12693 Chennai Egmore-Thoothukudi Peal City Express from May 14 to 16. Additional coach would be provided in Train No.16343 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Madurai Amritha Express on May 14 and 15 and in Train No. 16344 Madurai - Thiruvananthapuram Central Amritha Express on May 15 and 16. Additional coach in Train No. 22657 Tambaram - Nagercoil Express would be provided on May 14 and in Train No. 22658 Nagercoil - Tambaram Express on May 15, a statement said. Additional stoppage Southern Railway will provide additional stoppage for one minute for two trains on an experimental basis. Train No. 12605/12606 Chennai Egmore – Karaikudi – Chennai Egmore Pallavan Superfast Express will stop at Pennadam for a minute on both directions. The Chennai Egmore – Karaikudi train will stop at 7.01 p.m. and leave at 7.02 p.m. with effect from May 15. In the return direction, the Karaikudi-Chennai Egmore train will stop at Pennadam at 8.27 a.m. and leave at 8.28 a.m. Train No. 16791/16792 Thoothukudi – Palakkad – Thoothukudi Palaruvi Express will stop at Kallidaikurichi station with effect from May 15. The Thoothukudi-Palakkad train would stop at Kallidaikurichi at 11.21 p.m. and leave at 11.22 p.m. In the return direction, the train would stop at Kallidaikurichi at 3.45 a.m. and leave at 3.46 a.m.
The Hindu
24-04-2025
- The Hindu
Extra coaches added to key express trains to ease summer rush
In a bid to ease the summer travel rush, the Palakkad Division of the Southern Railway has announced the allocation of additional sleeper coaches to popular long distance trains, including Maveli Express, Malabar Express and Amritha Express. On Friday, the Thiruvananthapuram Central -Mangaluru Central Maveli Express (16604) will be equipped with an additional sleeper coach. The Malabr Express services are also set to see improvements. Train 16629, the Thiruvananthapuram Central- Mangaluru Central Malabar Express, will have an extra sleeper coach on Friday. Similarly, the Amrita Express connecting Thiruvananthapuram Central and Madurai Junction will see added capacity. Train 16344, running from Madurai to Thiruvananthapuram, will be provided with extra coaches on Friday. The Southern Railway stated that these measures are aimed at enhancing passenger comfort and ensuring a smooth travel experience during the summer peak season.
