Chennai: The Chennai Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains in 8 districts including Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Vellore and Ranipettai due to overcast skies in Tamil Nadu.
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore-Mangalore special train service will resume from July 25, following curfew relaxations after a steady decline of Covid-19 cases.
The Coimbatore-Mangalore special train will be operational daily from July 25. According to a press release issued by the Salem Fort Railway, the special train will leave Mangalore Central at 11 am on July 24 and reach Coimbatore at 6.30 am. The special train will leave Coimbatore at 6.30 am on July 25 and reach Mangalore Central at 1.15 pm, the next day. This special train will stop at Palakkad, Ottapalam, Soranur, Parappadi, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur and Kasaragod railway stations.
Also, a weekly special train will run via Coimbatore to the New Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Ernakulam, Kerala. This train will leave Ernakulam at 7 pm on July 17 and reach Hazrat Nizamuddin at 5.30 pm on Mondays. The special train will leave Ernakulam at 5:15 pm on Tuesdays from July 20 and reach Ernakulam at 3.30 am on Thursdays. This train will stop at Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Chittoor, Tirupati, Renigunta, Vijayawada, Warangal, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra and Mathura.
The Coimbatore-Mangalore special train will be operational daily from July 25. According to a press release issued by the Salem Fort Railway, the special train will leave Mangalore Central at 11 am on July 24 and reach Coimbatore at 6.30 am. The special train will leave Coimbatore at 6.30 am on July 25 and reach Mangalore Central at 1.15 pm, the next day. This special train will stop at Palakkad, Ottapalam, Soranur, Parappadi, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur and Kasaragod railway stations.
Also, a weekly special train will run via Coimbatore to the New Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Ernakulam, Kerala. This train will leave Ernakulam at 7 pm on July 17 and reach Hazrat Nizamuddin at 5.30 pm on Mondays. The special train will leave Ernakulam at 5:15 pm on Tuesdays from July 20 and reach Ernakulam at 3.30 am on Thursdays. This train will stop at Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Chittoor, Tirupati, Renigunta, Vijayawada, Warangal, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra and Mathura.