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South Western Railway to run special trains

BANGALORE: South Western Railway will run the following trains to cope with the seasonal rush:

Train no. 647/648 Bangalore City-Madurai-Nagercoil-Bangalore city weekly special will leave Bangalore at 4 p.m. on Saturdays. It will reach Madurai at 2.30 p.m., depart at 2.35 p.m. and reach Nagercoil at 6.55 p.m.

It will leave Nagercoil at 1 p.m. on Sundays, reach Madurai at 5.50 p.m., depart at 6 p.m. and reach Bangalore city at 4 a.m. on Monday.

The first service from Bangalore city began on Saturday, and the last service will be on January 27, 2008.

The train will run via Bangalore Cantonment, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Vanchimaniyachi and Tirunelveli.

The train will have a three-tier AC coach, 9 second class sleeper coaches, 2 general second class coaches and 2 second class sitting-cum-luggage vans.

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