Title - Onam celebrations: Railway will run special trains during the festival

MANGALORE: The Southern Railway has introduced special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Onam season.

Train no 06001 Chennai Central - Mangalore Central Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 8.45pm on August 25 and arrive Mangalore Central at 1.05pm the next day. Train no. 06002 Mangalore Central - Chennai Central Special will leave Mangalore Central at 7.20pm August 26 and will arrive at Chennai Central at 12.45pm the next day. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.

Train no. 06304 Nagercoil - Mangalore Junction Special will leave Nagercoil at 9.05pm on August 29 and arrive Mangalore Junction at 12.30pm the next day. Train no. 06303 Mangalore Junction. - Nagercoil Special will leave Mangalore Junction at 1.45pm on August30 and arrive Nagercoil at4.45 am the next day. The trains will stop at Eraniel, Kulitturai, Neyyatinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kayankulam, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrisur, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod. Reservation for the above trains will commence on Sunday.