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. 7 covid trains run from Chennai to Jolarpettai - MGR Chennai Central Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam SF Festival Special (06073), MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Covid 19 Special (06075), Brindavan SF Special (06079), Danapur Yesvantpur SF Puja Special (03209), Patliputra Yesvantpur SF Festival Special (03251), Prayagraj Yesvantpur Festival Special (04133) and Danapur KSR Bengaluru Clone COVID 19 Special (06510).
Chennai to Jolarpettai MGR Chennai Central Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam SF Festival Special (06073) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 3 stoppages.
Chennai to Jolarpettai MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Covid 19 Special (06075) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 5 stoppages.
Chennai to Jolarpettai Brindavan SF Special (06079) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 7 stoppages.
Chennai to Jolarpettai Danapur Yesvantpur SF Puja Special (03209) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 2 stoppages.
Chennai to Jolarpettai Patliputra Yesvantpur SF Festival Special (03251) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 3 stoppages.
Chennai to Jolarpettai Prayagraj Yesvantpur Festival Special (04133) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 2 stoppages.
Chennai to Jolarpettai Danapur KSR Bengaluru Clone COVID 19 Special (06510) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 2 stoppages.
Shatabdi express is a premium category full air-conditioned train that connects important cities of India. These are the fastest trains in India which can run at over 150 kmph. These trains runs for short distances only and are not for overnight journeys. Shatabdi trains have only seating arrangements. They are equipped with safer LHB coaches. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. These train offers catering facilities and the food fare is included in ticket cost. Shatabdi trains have classes Chair Car (CC) and Executive Class(EC). These are best alternative to bus journeys. 1 shatabdi train runs from Chennai to Jolarpettai - MGR Chennai Central Coimbatore Shatabdi Express (12243).
Chennai to Jolarpettai MGR Chennai Central Coimbatore Shatabdi Express (12243) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 2 stoppages. Chennai to Jolarpettai shatabdi fare is Rs.540 in Chair Car and Rs.1070 in Executive Class for this train which includes meal charges also. Chennai Coimbatore Shatabdi was initially introduced as Duronto category train, but due to the losses incurred by Indian Railways, it was decided to convert this Chennai Coimbatore Express train as Shatabdi Express. It commenced its journey as Shatabdi Express from November 22, 2013 keeping days of operation and composition of train same as before.
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 Chennai to Jolarpettai - MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express (22625).
Chennai to Jolarpettai MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express (22625) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 5 stoppages. Chennai to Jolarpettai double-decker fare is Rs.405 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 Chennai to Jolarpettai - Yercaud SF Special (02649) and MGR Chennai Central Palakkad Junction SF Covid 19 Special (Via Palani) (02651).
Chennai to Jolarpettai Yercaud SF Special (02649) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 6 stoppages. Chennai to Jolarpettai sampark-kranti fare is Rs.1255 in First AC, Rs.550 in Third AC, Rs.755 in Second AC and Rs.115 in Second Seater for this train.
Chennai to Jolarpettai MGR Chennai Central Palakkad Junction SF Covid 19 Special (Via Palani) (02651) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Jolarpettai station (JTJ) at . This train has 5 stoppages. Chennai to Jolarpettai sampark-kranti fare is Rs.1255 in First AC, Rs.550 in Third AC, Rs.195 in Sleeper, Rs.755 in Second AC and Rs.115 in Second Seater for this train.
- 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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