Indian Railways have started special trains to enable passengers to go from one city to another for COVID duration. These trains are rajdhani like trains and will be having only air conditioned classes. Only confirmed seats will be allotted in these trains. No waiting list or RAC tickets will be issued. No concessional fare allowed. Also Tatkal and Premium Tatkal quota booking wont be permitted in these trains. The passengers travelling on the train will be screened for coronavirus and those found asymptomatic will be allowed to travel.Railway board has also added that it will be mandatory for all the passengers to keep his or her mouth covered by a face cover. 5 covid trains run from Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn - Arakkonam Salem MEMU Express Special (06087), Patliputra Yesvantpur SF Festival Special (03251), MGR Chennai Central Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam SF Festival Special (06073), MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Covid 19 Special (06075) and Brindavan SF Special (06079).
Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn Arakkonam Salem MEMU Express Special (06087) departs from Arakkonam station (AJJ) at and arrives Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at . This train has 4 stoppages.
Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn Patliputra Yesvantpur SF Festival Special (03251) departs from Arakkonam station (AJJ) at and arrives Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at . This train has 1 stoppages.
Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn MGR Chennai Central Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam SF Festival Special (06073) departs from Arakkonam station (AJJ) at and arrives Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at . This train has 1 stoppages.
Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Covid 19 Special (06075) departs from Arakkonam station (AJJ) at and arrives Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at . This train has 1 stoppages.
Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn Brindavan SF Special (06079) departs from Arakkonam station (AJJ) at and arrives Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at . This train has 3 stoppages. In Brindavan SF Special (06079), seat availability status is AVAILABLE 1403 in Second Seater (2S) for tomorrow.
Double decker express, as the name suggests, are 2 storeyed trains that can accommodate more number of passengers compared to other express or mail trains. These trains ply between important cities which are just a few hundred kilometres apart. These are fully AC coaches and have only seating facilities with Chair Car (CC) class. There is a ladder to climb up the upper deck of coach. These trains do not offer catering facilities. Double-decker Trains are usually painted in vibrant yellow and red color while some other express trains also have double decker non ac coaches. 1 double-decker train runs from Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn - MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express (22625).
Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express (22625) departs from Arakkonam station (AJJ) at and arrives Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at . This train has 1 stoppages. Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn double-decker fare is Rs.310 in Chair Car for this train.
Sampark Kranti is a series of express trains in India that connects different states of India to the national capital - New Delhi. Sampark in Hindi means connectivity while Kranti is also a word in Hindi language meaning revolution. Thus these trains have revolutionized the state connectivity with center. These trains have a combination of all the classes - AC, Sleeper and Unreserved coaches. Sampark Kranti trains are for long distance journeys. These trains are named after states and Sampark Kranti train for a particular state has most of the stoppages in that state only. 2 sampark-kranti trains run from Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn - Yercaud SF Special (02649) and MGR Chennai Central Palakkad Junction SF Covid 19 Special (Via Palani) (02651).
Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn Yercaud SF Special (02649) departs from Arakkonam station (AJJ) at and arrives Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at . This train has 2 stoppages. Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn sampark-kranti fare is Rs.1245 in First AC, Rs.545 in Third AC, Rs.750 in Second AC and Rs.70 in Second Seater for this train.
Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn MGR Chennai Central Palakkad Junction SF Covid 19 Special (Via Palani) (02651) departs from Arakkonam station (AJJ) at and arrives Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at . This train has 1 stoppages. Arakkonam to Katpadi Jn sampark-kranti fare is Rs.1245 in First AC, Rs.545 in Third AC, Rs.175 in Sleeper, Rs.750 in Second AC and Rs.70 in Second Seater for this train. In MGR Chennai Central Palakkad Junction SF Covid 19 Special (Via Palani) (02651), seat availability status is AVAILABLE 7 in Sleeper (SL) for tomorrow.
- RAC is considered as confirmed for evaluating confirmation chances.
- Colors under confirmation chances mean following:
- Red - Not likely to confirm.
- yellow - Difficult to say if this will confirm or not.
- Green - Very likely to confirm.
- Seat availability and berth status functionality may not be available between and .
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