Title - Tirupati-Rameswaram Exp flagged off

RAMESWARAM: The inaugural service of the three-days-a-week Rameswaram - Tirupati Express, was flagged off formally on Monday by state minister for handloom and textiles, S Sundararaj in the presence of divisional railway manager, A K Goel and other railway officials. The train was earlier operated between Madurai and Tirupati for two days. The train will leave Tirupati on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, while in the return direction, it will leave Rameswaram on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Train No. 16780 Rameswaram - Tirupati Express will leave Rameswaram at 4pm, arrive Madurai at 7.05pm and leave Madurai at 7.15pm and reach Tirupati at 10.35am the next day. Train No. 16779 Tirupati - Rameswaram Express will leave Tirupati at 1.15pm, arrive and depart Madurai at 5.55am and 6am respectively and reach Rameswaram at 9.15am. The train would have one AC three-tier, one first class, eight sleeper class, six general second class, two general second class-cum-luggage van coaches.

The train will halt at Mandapam, Ramanathapuram, Paramakudi, Manamadurai, Madurai Junction, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Chidambaram, Cuddalore, Tiruppadirippuliyur, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore Cantonment, Katpadi and Pakala.