Special trains to clear rush

CHENNAI: Southern railways will operate special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer months April, May and June. A railway release here today said, the Santragachi- Kochuveli- Santragachi weekly specials would leave Santragachi at 1605 hrs on Saturdays from May fi ve to June 16 and arrive Kochuveli at 1345 hrs on Mondays. The Kochuveli-Santragachi weekly special will leave Kochuveli at 0415 hrs on Tuesdays from May eight to June 19 and arrive Santragachi at 0300 hrs on Thursdays. The trains would stop at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatinam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Ambur, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernnakulam Town, Kottyam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayankulam and Kollam. The release said the railway would also operate special superfast weekly trains between Shalimar and Chennai Central in both the directions. The Shalimar-Chennai Central superfast weekly special will leave Shalimar at 1220 hrs on Tuesdays from May one to June 12 and arrive Chennai Central at 1700 hrs on Wednesdays. The Chennai Central- Shalimar superfast weekly special will leave Chennai Central at 1615 hrs on Thursdays from May three to June 14 and arrive Shalimar at 2130 hrs on Fridays. The trains will stop at Santragachi, Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatinam, Duvvada, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada and Gudur. Advance reservation for these trains will commence from March seven, the release added.