Issuance of Railway e-pass commence from.10 pm, today
Chennai: As all train passengers are advised to obtain e-pass prior to their journey, the Tamil Nadu State government has begun to issue online e-passes starting from 10 PM of May 31.
All passengers who have booked tickets in four special trains – Mayiladuthurai – Coimbatore, Villupuram – Madurai, Trichy – Nagercoil and Katpadi – Coimbatore special trains are requested to get e-pass before commencing journey through https://TNepass.tnega.org.
However, passengers travelling from Salem to Coimbatore need not obtain an e pass, as both the arrival and departure stations belong to the same zone. To the contrary, it is mandatory to obtain an e-pass to travel from Katpadi to Salem/Erode.
Zone wise classifcation:
Zone I: Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Erode, Tiuppur, Karur, Salem and Namakkal
Zone II: Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet and Krishnagiri
Zone III:Â Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore and Kallakuruchi
Zone IV: Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur,Thanjavur, Thiruchi, Ariyalur,
Perambalur and Pudukottai
Zone V: Dindigul, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram
Zone VI: Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakkumari and Tenkasi
Zone VII: Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram
Zone VIII: Chennai city
All passengers who have booked tickets in four special trains – Mayiladuthurai – Coimbatore, Villupuram – Madurai, Trichy – Nagercoil and Katpadi – Coimbatore special trains are requested to get e-pass before commencing journey through https://TNepass.tnega.org.
However, passengers travelling from Salem to Coimbatore need not obtain an e pass, as both the arrival and departure stations belong to the same zone. To the contrary, it is mandatory to obtain an e-pass to travel from Katpadi to Salem/Erode.
Zone wise classifcation:
Zone I: Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Erode, Tiuppur, Karur, Salem and Namakkal
Zone II: Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet and Krishnagiri
Zone III:Â Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore and Kallakuruchi
Zone IV: Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur,Thanjavur, Thiruchi, Ariyalur,
Perambalur and Pudukottai
Zone V: Dindigul, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram
Zone VI: Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakkumari and Tenkasi
Zone VII: Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram
Zone VIII: Chennai city