The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of traffic in view of Sabarimala festival season.
1. Suvidha special trains between Chennai Central – Kollam
Train No.82631 Chennai Central – Kollam Suvidha special train will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on 2nd & 9th December, 2016 and reach Kollam at 14.10 hrs. the next day.
Train No.82632 Kollam – Chennai Central Suvidha special train will leave Kollam at 15.35 hrs. on 4th & 11th December 2016 and reach Chennai Central at 07.15 hrs. the next day.
Composition: AC 2-tier – 2, AC 3-tier – 2 & Sleeper Class – 10 coaches.
Stoppages: Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam.
2. Suvidha special trains between Chennai Egmore – Tirunelveli
Train No.82601 Chennai Egmore – Tirunelveli Suvidha special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 21.05 hrs. on 2nd December, 2016 and reach Tirunelveli at 10.45 hrs. the next day.
Train No.82602 Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore Suvidha special train will leave Tirunelveli at 14.45 hrs. on 4th & 11th December 2016 and reach Chennai Egmore at 03.45 hrs. the next day.
Composition: AC 2-tier – 2, AC 3-tier – 2 & Sleeper Class – 10 coaches.
Stoppages: Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Kovilpatti. Train No.82602 Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore Suvidha Special will stop at Mambalam also.
Advance reservations for the above trains will commence on 17.11.2016.
Sabarimala special trains list -2016
South Central Railway will run 98 Sabarimalai special trains Between Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Kakinada Town, Narsapur, Vijayawada, Machilipatnam, Sirpurkagaznagar, Karimnagar, Aurangabad, Akola, Tirupati, Adilabad and Kollam, Tirupati-Akola and Tirupati-Adilabad