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. 3 covid trains run from Katpadi Jn to Vaniyambadi - MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Covid 19 Special (06075), Brindavan SF Special (06079) and Arakkonam Salem MEMU Express Special (06087).
Katpadi Jn to Vaniyambadi MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Covid 19 Special (06075) departs from Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at and arrives Vaniyambadi station (VN) at . This train has 2 stoppages.
Katpadi Jn to Vaniyambadi Brindavan SF Special (06079) departs from Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at and arrives Vaniyambadi station (VN) at . This train has 2 stoppages.
Katpadi Jn to Vaniyambadi Arakkonam Salem MEMU Express Special (06087) departs from Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at and arrives Vaniyambadi station (VN) at . This train has 3 stoppages.
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 Katpadi Jn to Vaniyambadi - MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express (22625).
Katpadi Jn to Vaniyambadi MGR Chennai Central KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express (22625) departs from Katpadi Jn station (KPD) at and arrives Vaniyambadi station (VN) at . This train has 2 stoppages. Katpadi Jn to Vaniyambadi double-decker fare is Rs.310 in Chair Car 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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