Special Trains: South Central Railway has arranged some special trains on the occasion of Sankranti. These trains will run from the 8th to the 21st of this month.
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Special Trains: Sankranti is the main festival celebrated by the people of the southern states. To facilitate the transportation of people at different places on the occasion of this Pongal.. South Central Railway has announced that it will run several special trains to control the rush of passengers in trains during the festive days. This announcement was officially released on January 3, 2026.
Special trains for the Sankranti festival will run from January 8 to January 21, 2026. Southern Railway has announced that these special trains are being run with the aim of facilitating the travel of passengers not only going home to celebrate the festival but also returning home.
These special trains connect key destinations in Tamil Nadu as well as neighbouring states. These include Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Rameswaram, Coimbatore, Podanur, Mangalore, Erode and Sengottai. These trains run to major terminals like Tambaram, Dr. MGR Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore.
Key Superfast and Express Special Trains Train number 06012/06011 Nagercoil-Tambaram-Kanyakumari Superfast Specials will run on January 11, 12, 18 and 19.
Train numbers 06054/06053 Kanyakumari–Tambaram–Nagercoil Express Specials will run on January 13, 14, 20 and 21. For the journey between Tirunelveli and Chengalpattu, train numbers 06156/06155 and 06158/06157 Tirunelveli–Chengalpattu Superfast Specials will run on January 9, 10, 16 and 17.
Passengers travelling to Chennai can also use train number 06034/06033 Coimbatore–Dr. MGR Chennai Central Express Specials on January 11, 12, 18 and 19.
The additional services include Train No. 06070/06069 Tirunelveli–Chennai Egmore Superfast Special, Train No. 06126/06125 Mangalore–Dr. MGR Chennai Central Express Special, Train No. 06025/06026 Erode–Sengottai–Podanur Express Special, and Train No. 06106/06105 Rameswaram–Tambaram Special. Advance reservations for all Pongal Special trains will begin at 8 am on January 4, 2026, Southern Railway said.
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