2 July 2012

Hon’ble Member of Parliament to inaugurate New Tri-weekly Express Train Between Tirupati and Mannargudi


Tirupati-MannargudiTri-weekly Express, which was announced in the current year Railway Budget, will be inaugurated at a function to commence from10 00 hrs o­n 3rd July, 2012 at Tirupati Railway Station by Dr. Chinta Mohan, Hon’ble Member Parliament, Tirupati.The train will be flagged off bythe Hon’ble MP at its scheduled departure time ie., 10 40 hrs (on 3rd July 2012).Shri T.P. Singh, Divisional Railway Manager, Guntakal Division and other senior railway officials will present o­n the occasion.

Accordingly, Train no. 17407 Tirupati-Mannargudi tri-weekly express will depart Tirupati at 10 40 hrs o­n Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and arrive Mannargudi at 22 35 hrs o­n the same day.

In the return direction, Train no. 17408 Mannargudi-Tirupati Tri-weekly Express will depart Mannargudi at 05 30 hrs o­n Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and arrive Tirupati at 16 35 hrs o­n thesame day.

Enroute, these trains will stop at Pakala, Chittoor, Katpadi, Vellore Cant., Arni Raod, Tiruvannamalai, Tirukkovilur, Villupuram, Cuddalore Port, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladudurai, Perlam, Thiruvaur and Nidamangalam.

The timings of these trains have already been incorporated in the Southern Zone Railway Time Table-July 2012 issue.