One-Way Special Train to Operate from Coimbatore’s Podanur to Bihar for Chhath Festival

Coimbatore: Southern Railway will operate a one-way special train from Podanur to Raxaul in Bihar on November 11, to accommodate the increased passenger rush during the Chhath Festival.

Train No. 06135 Podanur–Raxaul One-Way Special will depart from Podanur Junction at 8.20 pm on November 11 and reach Raxaul Junction at 12 noon on November 14. The train will pass through Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem and Jolarpettai.

At Coimbatore Junction, the train will arrive at 8.30 pm and depart at 8.35 pm. It will reach Tiruppur at 9 pm and leave at 9.05 pm, while the arrival and departure timings at Erode are 9.55 pm and 10 pm, respectively. At Salem, it will arrive at 11 pm and depart at 11.05 pm. The train will reach Jolarpettai at 1.18 am on November 12 and depart at 1.20 am.

The train will have Second Class Chair Car and General Second Class coaches. It will also stop at Katpadi, Perambur, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Duvvada, Vizianagaram, Bobbili, Parvatipuram, Rayagada, Muniguda, Titlagarh, Balangir, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Hatia, Ranchi, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Chandrapura, Dhanbad, Chittaranjan, Madhupur, Jasidih, Jhajha, Kiul, Barauni Junction, Samastipur, Darbhanga and Sitamarhi before reaching Raxaul.