Southern Railway to run festival special trains for Diwali and Chhath 2025 to clear extra rush of passengers. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Southern Railway Festival Special Trains 2025
Source, photo: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

The additional services will provide round-the-clock services, one specifically at night and two of the services are to connect to South India and the other two to North India.

Special Service Routes and Schedules

Madurai–Barauni Express Special (Train No. 06059) will leave Madurai at 8.40 p.m. on Wednesdays from September 10 to November 26 and reach Barauni at 6.30 a.m. on Saturdays. On the return journey, Train No. 06060 will depart Barauni at 11: 00 p.m. on every Saturday between September 13 and November 29 and arrive Madurai at 7: 45 a.m. on Tuesdays.

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On return, the Tirunelveli–Shimoga Town Express Special (Train No. 06103) will leave Tirunelveli at 15.40 hrs on Sundays from September 7 till October 26 to reach Shimoga Town at 13.00 hrs the following day. 2:20pm on all Mondays from September 8 to October 27 to reach Tirunelveli at 10:45am the next day in the reverse direction, Train No. 06104 will leave Shimoga Town at 2:20pm on all Mondays from September 8 to October 27 to reach Tirunelveli at 10:45am the next day.

Passenger Benefits and Reservation Details

These special trains will have halts at important stations including Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Arakkonam and Perambur, to benefit passengers travelling in these areas. What’s more, other special services will also open advance reservation on September 2nd, at 8:00 am, provide customers with early reservation opportunity.

Source, photo: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

From when would the Southern Railway run the festival special trains?

Southern Railway will operate these trains from September 7 to November 29, 2025, that will help cater to the high travel demand during Diwali and Chhath festivals.

What are the routes to be operated by these special trains?

The principal routes are Madurai–Barauni and Tirunelveli–Shimoga Town via important stations for better connectivity on the way.

How to book tickets for these festival specials?

Booking of all festival special trains will commence on 08:00 hrs from 02- 09- 2025. Tickets can be reserved online or at the authorized railway reservation centers.

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