Southern Railway Extends Podanur–Barauni Special Train Services via Coimbatore Region

Coimbatore: Southern Railway has extended the service period of the weekly special trains running between Podanur in Coimbatore and Barauni in Bihar, to handle the additional rush of passengers expected during the festive season.

Train No. 06021, the Podanur–Barauni Weekly Special, will operate on Sundays from November 8 to November 29, covering four services in total. It will depart Podanur at 6.15 am and reach Barauni at 1.30 pm on Tuesdays. The return service, Train No. 06022, will leave Barauni at 10.30 am on Wednesdays from November 11 to December 2, reaching Podanur at 6.30 pm on Fridays.

The trains will run via Tiruppur, Erode, Salem and Jolarpettai, with additional stoppages at several stations along the route, including Vijayawada, Nagpur, Jabalpur and Prayagraj Chheoki.

Within the Salem Division, Train No. 06021 will stop at Tiruppur at 7.08 am, Erode at 8 am, Salem at 9 am and Jolarpettai at 10.48 am on Sundays. On the return journey, the train will reach Jolarpettai at 12.33 pm, Salem at 2 pm, Erode at 3.10 pm and Tiruppur at 4 pm on Fridays.

The services will comprise second-class chair car coaches, with 10 reserved and eight unreserved coaches, along with a luggage-cum-brake van that includes accommodation for differently abled passengers.

Advance reservations for these special trains will commence at 8 am on October 28, 2026.