Title - Trains to benefit Velankanni pilgrims

HUBLI: South Western Railways will run express special trains between Vasco-da-Gama-Velankanni-Vasco-da-Gama (train Nos. 07315/ 07316) -- three trips in each direction - for the convenience of pilgrims attending Velankanni festival.Accordingly, Vasco-da-Gama-Velankanni Express Special (No. 07315) will depart Vasco-da-Gama station at 9:00 hrs on August 29 and September 02 and 05 (three specials in all) and arrive at Velankanni station at 12:25 hrs, the next day.En route, the train will touch Madgoan (at 9:35 hrs), Kulem (10:25 hrs), Castle Rock (11:35 hrs), Londa (12:05 hrs), Dharwad (13:20 hrs), Hubli (14:40 hrs), Haveri (15:45 hrs), Davanagere (17:05 hrs), Birur (18:35 hrs), Arasikere (19:15 hrs), Tumkur (21:40 hrs), Yeshwantpur junction (23:30 hrs), Krishnarajapuram (00:05 hrs), Bangarpet (01:05 hrs), Salem (04:00 hrs), Erode (05:17 hrs), Karur (06:20 hrs), Tiruchchirappli junction (08:20 hrs), Thanjavur (09:30 hrs), Thiruvarur (10:35 hrs), and Nagapattinam (11:30 hrs).In the return direction, Velankanni-Vasco-da-Gama Express Special ((No. 07316)) will depart Velankanni station at 14:25 hrs on August 30, September 3 and 9 (three specials in all) and arrive at Vasco-da-Gama station at 19:50 hrs, the next day.En route, the train touches Nagapattinam (14:50 hrs), Thiruvarur (15:23 hrs), Thanjavur (16:13 hrs), Tiruchchirapalli (17:50 hrs), Karur (19:02 hrs), Erode (20:20 hrs), Salem (21:25 hrs), Bangarpet (01:48 hrs), Krishnarajapuram (02:58 hrs), Yeshwantpur (04:15 hrs), Tumkur (05:28 hrs), Arasikere (07:20 hrs), Birur (08:15 hrs), Davanagere (09:44 hrs), Haveri (10:54 hrs), Hubli (13:00 hrs), Dharwad (13:28 hrs), Londa (14:58 hrs), Castle Rock (15:40 hrs), Kulem (15:40 hrs) and Madgaon (18:50 hrs).