NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, SEPT 24
The Southern Railway on Thursday announced operating two daily specials to Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru from Chennai, days after the resumption of intra-state trains in Tamil Nadu.
Following the Railway Board’s approval, it announced running one superfast special each to the two cities from September 27.
As approved by Railway Board, the fully reserved special trains will be introduced daily, from Chennai from Sunday, a Southern Railway release here said.
The return services from Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru from will start from September 28.
Train No. 02623/02624 Dr MGR Chennai Central-Thiruvananthapuram-Dr MGR Chennai Central Superfast Special (Daily) will leave from here at 19.45 hrs to reach the Thiruvananthapuram at 11.45 hrs the next day.
In the return direction, Train No 02624 will leave Thiruvananthapuram Central at 15.00 hrs and reach Dr MGR Chennai Central at 07.40 hrs the next day, it said.
Similarly, Mangalore-bound Train No 02601 will leave Dr MGR Chennai Central at 20.10 hrs and reach Mangalore Central at 12.10 hrs the next day.
In the return direction, Train No 02602 will leave Mangalore Central at 13.30 hrs to reach Dr MGR Chennai Central at 05.35 hrs the next day, the release added.
Earlier, Southern Railway had introduced special trains in Tamil Nadu connecting Chennai to various cities including Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai after the state government gave the green signal for resumption of inter-district train services from September 7.
Reservations for the above trains will open at 8 hours tomorrow (Friday – Sept 25, 2020)
All Safety Protocols as prescribed by MHA Guidelines shall be followed.
All passengers shall be compulsorily screened and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to enter /board the train.
Passengers travelling by these special services will observe the following precautions :
(a) Only passengers with Confirmed tickets shall be allowed to enter the Railway station.
(b) All passengers shall be wearing face covers/masks at the entry and during travel.
(c) The passengers shall reach the station at-least 90 minutes in advance to facilitate thermal screening at the station. Only passengers who are found asymptomatic will be permitted to travel.
All passengers are advised to download and use the Aarogya Setu application.
No Linen, blankets and curtains shall be provided inside the train. Passengers are advised to carry their own linen for the travel. The temperature inside AC coaches shall be suitably regulated for this purpose, the release further added.
