Villupuram Mayiladuthurai Nagore Train Started

At last the most awaited trains through villupuram - mayiladuthurai -Nagore route has starting from today onwards. It will be a dream of thanjavur district peoples. The villupuram - mayiladuthurai -Nagore gauge conversion project has taken more than 2 years and now it is open for passenger trains from today 23.04.2010. The Railway has announced the following trains in this route:

SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE, Chennai - 600 003
No.18/2009-2010 dt:23.04.2010



OPENING OF VILLUPURAM - MAYILADUTHURAI SECTION FOR PASSENGER TRAFFIC


The gauge converted Villupuram -Mayiladuthurai Main Line broad gauge section will be opened for passenger traffic today (23.4.2010).


The first train on this section T.No.817 Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai Passenger will leave Villupuram at 18.20 hrs. and arrive Mayiladuthurai at 22.10 hrs.


The following trains will be introduced on the dates mentioned against each.


1) T.No. 818 Mayiladuthurai - Villupuram Passenger w.e.f. 24.4.2010.

Dep. Mayiladuthurai 18.10 hrs. Arr. Villupuram 22.00 hrs.


2) T.No. 813 Villupuram -Mayiladuthurai Passenger w.e.f. 24.4.2010.

Dep. Villupuram 06.10 hrs. Arr. Mayiladuthurai 09.50 hrs.

3) T.No. 814 Mayiladuthurai - Villupuram Passenger w.e.f. 24.4.2010.
Dep. Mayiladuthurai 05.30 hrs. Arr. Villupuram 09.15 hrs.


4) T.No. 6175 Chennai Egmore -Nagore Daily Express (via. Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur) w.e.f. 24.4.2010

Dep. Chennai Egmore 23.15 hrs. Arr. Nagore 09.15 hrs.

5) T.No. 6176 Nagore-Chennai Egmore Daily Express (via. Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai) w.e.f. 25.4.2010

Dep. Nagore 20.05 hrs. Arr. Chennai Egmore 05.20 hrs.

6) T.No. 2794 Madurai - Chennai Egmore Bi-weekly Express (Thu, Sat) w.e.f. 24.4.2010

Dep. Madurai 21.45 hrs. Arr. Chennai Egmore 07.55 hrs.

7) T.No. 2793 Chennai Egmore- Madurai Bi-weekly Express (Fri, Sun) w.e.f. 25.4.2010

Dep. Chennai Egmore 22.45 hrs. Arr. Madurai 08.50 hrs.

8) T.No. 6853 Chennai Egmore - Tiruchchirappalli Exp. (Daily) w.e.f. 26.4.2010
Dep. Chennai Egmore 08.20 hrs. Arr. Tiruchchirappalli 16.35 hrs.

9) T.No. 6854 Tiruchchirappalli-Chennai Egmore Exp. (Daily) w.e.f. 26.4.2010

Dep. Tiruchchirappalli 09.10 hrs. Arr. Chennai Egmore 17.45 hrs.

10) T.No. 4260 Varanasi - Rameswaram Weekly Express leaving Varanasi on 2.05.2010(Sunday) will be extended to run to Rameswaram (now running upto Chennai Egmore). T.No.4259 Rameswaram -Varanasi Express will leave from Rameswaram on 5.5.2010 (Wednesday) towards Varanasi.

11) T.No. 6101/6102 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Daily Express, now running via. Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli will be diverted to run via. Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Tiruchchirappalli w.e.f. 1.8.2010 from both ends.

12) T.No. 6736 Tiruchendur - Chennai Egmore Weekly Express, now running via. Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam will be diverted to run via. Tiruchchirappalli, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai w.e.f. 29.7.2010. T.No.6735 Chennai Egmore - Tiruchendur Weekly Express will run via. Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Tiruchchirappalli w.e.f. 30.7.2010.

13) T.No.114 Villupuram-Tambaram Passenger will leave Villupuram at 04.45 hrs. instead of 05.05 hrs. w.e.f. 25.04.2010.



for Chief Public Relations Officer



We can travel direct from nagore to chennai  and also this route is enabled for rameshwaram and tiruchendur route trains. It is a good news for all the thanjavur district peoples.