Ahead of the festival season, Southern Railways announced on Tuesday that weekly special trains between Tambaram and Coimbatore will be in operation on Fridays and Saturdays, starting from October 11th to December 1st.

The train departing from Tambaram (T.no. 06184) will leave the station at 6 p.m. on Fridays and reach Coimbatore on Saturdays at 8.10 a.m. The returning train (T.no. 06185) will leave Coimbatore on Sundays at 11.45 p.m. and arrive at Tambaram on Mondays at 12.30 p.m.

This train will cover Chengalpattu, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Panruti, Tiruppadirippuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavoor, Trichy, Dindigul, Oddachathiram, Palani, Udumalaipettai, Pollachi, Kinathukudavu and Podanur.