South Central Railway has announced the addition of extra coaches to several trains running between Chennai and Tirupati during the festive season from October 2nd to 16th, 2024. This is to accommodate the expected surge in passengers. The additional coaches will be General Second Class and Chair Cars. The trains affected...
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include: * Train No. 16058: Tirupati - Dr. MGR Chennai Central Saptagiri Express (October 2nd to 15th) * Train No. 16053: Dr. MGR Chennai Central - Tirupati Express (October 2nd to 15th) * Train No. 16054: Tirupati - Dr. MGR Chennai Central Express (October 2nd to 15th) * Train No. 22616: Coimbatore - Tirupati Superfast Express (October 3rd to 15th) * Train No. 22615: Tirupati - Coimbatore Superfast Express (October 3rd to 16th) * Train No. 22617: Tirupati - SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express via Katpadi & Jolarpettai (October 4th to 15th) * Train No. 22618: SMVT Bengaluru - Tirupati Superfast Express via Jolarpettai & Katpadi (October 5th to 16th)

The South Central Railway announced additional coaches for six Tirupati trains to accommodate increased passenger demand during the Brahmotsavam festival. The Saptagiri Express (16057) running between Chennai Central and Tirupati will have an additional general coach and a chair car coach until October 15th. The Tirupati Express (16053) between Chennai...
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Central and Tirupati will also have additional general and chair car coaches until October 15th. Similar additions will be made to the Tirupati-Chennai Central Saptagiri Express (16057), Tirupati-Chennai Central Express (16054), Coimbatore-Tirupati Intercity Express (22616), Tirupati-Coimbatore Intercity Express (22615), and Tirupati-Bangalore Intercity Express (22617) and Bangalore-Tirupati Intercity Express (22618). The East Coast Railway's Waltair division added a Vista dome coach and a third AC economy coach to Visakhapatnam-Kirandul trains (08551 and 08552) to address waiting list passenger demands. The Visakhapatnam-Kirandul (08551) train will have the Vista dome coach added until October 19th, and a third AC economy coach until October 20th. The Kirandul-Visakhapatnam (08552) train will have the Vista dome coach added until October 10th, and a third AC economy coach until October 21st. The South Central Railway extended the Narasapur-Hyderabad Special Express (07632) until December 1st and the Hyderabad-Narasapur Express (07631) until November 30th.

South Central Railway has announced temporary augmentations to several train services between October 2nd and 16th, 2024. These augmentations involve adding one General Second Class Coach and one Chair Car to the following trains: - Train No. 16057 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Tirupati Sapthagiri Express (leaving Dr MGR Chennai Central...
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from 02nd October to 15th October, 2024) - Train No. 16058 Tirupati – Dr MGR Chennai Central Sapthagiri Express (leaving Tirupati from 02nd October to 15th October, 2024) - Train No. 16053 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Tirupati Express (leaving Dr MGR Chennai Central from 02nd October to 15th October, 2024) - Train No. 16054 Tirupati – Dr MGR Chennai Central Express (leaving Tirupati from 02nd October to 15th October, 2024) - Train No. 22616 Coimbatore – Tirupati Superfast Express (leaving Coimbatore from 03rd October to 15th October, 2024) - Train No. 22615 Tirupati – Coimbatore Superfast Express (leaving Tirupati from 03rd October to 16th October, 2024) - Train No. 22617 Tirupati – SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express (leaving Tirupati from 04th October to 15th October, 2024) - Train No. 22618 SMVT Bengaluru – Tirupati Superfast Express (leaving SMVT Bengaluru from 05th October to 16th October, 2024)

Due to increasing crowds on trains, the Southern Railway has added extra coaches to several trains traveling to Tirupati to alleviate congestion. This measure is particularly relevant during the Purattasi month when Tirupati sees a surge in visitors. The additional coaches will be added to 8 specific trains, including the Dr....
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MGR Chennai Central - Tirupati Sapthagiri Express (16057 and 16058), the Dr. MGR Chennai Central - Tirupati Express (16053 and 16054), the Coimbatore - Tirupati Superfast Express (22615 and 22616), and the Tirupati - SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express (22617 and 22618). These additional coaches will consist of both general second-class compartments and chair cars, providing more travel options for passengers. This initiative aims to improve passenger comfort and manage the expected surge in travel demand during the Purattasi month.

The Railway Board has approved several changes to train services in the Southern Railway Zone, effective from July 2024. These include the introduction of a new bi-weekly express train between Tuticorin and Mettupalayam, the extension of services for three MEMU trains running between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam to Podanur, the addition of...
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a stop at Samalpatti for the Coimbatore – Tirupati Express, the extension of services for the Mysuru – Mayiladuthurai Express to Cuddalore Port, and the increase in frequency of the Mayiladuthurai – Trichy Express from 5 days a week to daily. The Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr L. Murugan, will flag off these changes at a function in Mettupalayam on July 19th, 2024. The new Tuticorin – Mettupalayam Bi-Weekly Express (Train No. 16766 / 16765) will commence regular service on July 20th, 2024, departing Tuticorin at 22.50 hrs on Thursdays and Saturdays and reaching Mettupalayam at 07.40 hrs on Fridays and Sundays. The return journey, Train No. 16765 Mettupalayam – Tuticorin, will depart Mettupalayam at 19.35 hrs on Fridays and Sundays, arriving in Tuticorin at 04.20 hrs on Saturdays and Mondays. The train will stop at Coimbatore, Kinathukadavu, Pollachi, Udumalaipet, Palani, Oddanchatram, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, and Kovilpatti in both directions. The extension of services for the three MEMU trains (Train Nos. 06009 / 06812, 06815 / 06816, and 06822 / 06823) to Podanur Jn will also commence on July 20th, 2024. The Coimbatore – Tirupati Express (Train No. 22615 / 22616) will have a stop at Samalpatti Railway Station from July 22nd, 2024. The inaugural service of the extended Mysuru – Mayiladuthurai Express (Train No. 16231 / 16232) to Cuddalore Port will be remotely flagged off by Dr L. Murugan through video conferencing from Mettupalayam at 10.55 hrs on July 19th, 2024. Regular service on the extended route will commence from July 19th, 2024. Finally, the Mayiladuthurai – Trichy Express (Train Nos. 16233 / 16234) has been renumbered as Train Nos. 16833 / 16834 and its frequency increased from 5 days a week to daily, effective from July 20th, 2024.