13-05-2025
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.