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. 4 covid trains run from Chennai to Villupuram Jn - Chennai Egmore Nagercoil COVID 19 SF Express Special (06063), Tambaram Nagercoil SF Special (06065), Chennai Egmore Nagercoil SF Pongal Festival Special (06091) and Thirukkural SF Covid 19 Special (06012).
Chennai to Villupuram Jn Chennai Egmore Nagercoil COVID 19 SF Express Special (06063) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Villupuram Jn station (VM) at .
Chennai to Villupuram Jn Tambaram Nagercoil SF Special (06065) departs from Tambaram station (TBM) at and arrives Villupuram Jn station (VM) at . In Tambaram Nagercoil SF Special (06065), seat availability status is PQWL39/WL30 in Second Seater (2S) with 32% chance of confirmation for tomorrow.
Chennai to Villupuram Jn Chennai Egmore Nagercoil SF Pongal Festival Special (06091) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Villupuram Jn station (VM) at .
Chennai to Villupuram Jn Thirukkural SF Covid 19 Special (06012) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Villupuram Jn station (VM) at .
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. 1 sampark-kranti train runs from Chennai to Villupuram Jn - Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express (12652).
Chennai to Villupuram Jn Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express (12652) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Villupuram Jn station (VM) at . Chennai to Villupuram Jn sampark-kranti fare is Rs.1250 in First AC, Rs.550 in Third AC, Rs.755 in Second AC and Rs.175 in Sleeper for this train.
Suvidha as the name suggests is a series of express trains that was introduced a couple of years back in lieu to beat the peak season rush on other trains. These trains have sleeper, second seating and ac coaches. The advance reservation period for these trains are a maximum of 30 days only as against other trains that have 120 days of ARP. For suvidha trains passengers are issued either confirmed berth or RAC and there is no waitlist concept in Suvidha trains. So for passengers who are looking for a sure shot seat can opt for Suvidha train if this train is available for your route. But hang on, before you proceed further to book a ticket in this trains, let us tell you that it will burn a hole in your pocket because Suvidha trains too have dynamic fare (flexi fare) system just like rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. So you might end up paying more for a SL class than Second AC of any other train on same route. Also, senior citizens and children are not given any privilege of concession in these trains. And once you drop the plan to travel, do it carefully as there is no cancellation permitted for these trains of course with some exceptions. 1 suvidha train runs from Chennai to Villupuram Jn - Chennai Egmore Tirunelveli Summer Suvidha Special (82601).
Chennai to Villupuram Jn Chennai Egmore Tirunelveli Summer Suvidha Special (82601) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Villupuram Jn station (VM) at .
Humsafar trains are long distance superfast trains that traverses overnight journeys. This is a new concept by the Indian Railways. Some Humsafar trains also run for more than 24 hours. Keeping in mind the middle class travellers, Humsafar was launched last year by the Former Railway Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu. It has only Third AC class coach and have optional meal service. This train follows dynamic pricing meaning fare increases as the seat availability decreases. However, these trains hold lesser priority than Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. Humsafar trains are equipped with modern day amenities and enhanced safety features. There are CCTV cameras fitted in every coach of Humsafar trains and there are charging points for each berth. One can also see current running speed of train on the LEDs fitted above doors. These trains are characterized by beautiful graffiti paint with vibrant sky blue color on outer surface of coaches. 1 humsafar train runs from Chennai to Villupuram Jn - Ajmer Rameswaram Humsafar Express (19603).
Chennai to Villupuram Jn Ajmer Rameswaram Humsafar Express (19603) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Villupuram Jn station (VM) at . Chennai to Villupuram Jn humsafar fare is Rs.570 in Third AC and Rs.165 in Sleeper 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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