Southern Railway will operate a special train between Mangaluru and Chennai to accommodate extra commuters during Pongal.
Train No. 06126 Mangaluru Junction – Dr MGR Chennai Central Festival Special Express leaves Mangaluru Junction at 3.10 a.m. on January 13 to reach Chennai Central at 11.30 p.m. the same day. Train No. 06125 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Mangaluru Junction Festival Special Express leaves Chennai Central at 04.15 a.m. on January 14 to reach Mangaluru Junction at 11.30 p.m. the same day.
The train will have one 2-tier AC, three 3-tier AC, 15 sleeper class and two second class cum luggage brake van coaches.
The trains have commercial halts at Kasargod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur Jn, Palakkad Jn, Podanur Jn, Tiruppur, Erode Jn, Salem Jn, Jolarpettai Jn, Katpadi Jn, Arakkonam Jn, Tiruvallur and Perambur.
