JOIN USThe Railways will extend the Dadar-Yeshwanthpur-Dadar Chalukya Express (11017/11018) to Pondicherry (tri-weekly) and Tirunelveli (tri-weekly).
From November 9, the train originating from Dadar will run on Fridays, Sundays and Mondays; from Pondicherry on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays, starting November 7; from Dadar to Tirunelveli on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, starting November 10; and from Tirunelveli to Dadar on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, starting November 9.
The extended trains will be renumbered as Dadar-Pondicherry Express (tri-weekly/11005), Pondicherry-Dadar Express (tri-weekly/11006), Dadar-Tirunelveli Express (tri-weekly/11021) and Tirunelveli-Dadar Express (tri-weekly/11022). The commercial stoppages on the extended routes would be as follows:
*Yeshwanthpur to Pondicherry: Banaswadi, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Vellore, Arni Road, Polur, Tiruvannamalai, Tirukkovillur and Villupuram stations.
* Yeshwanthpur to Tirunelveli: Banaswadi, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpattai and Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction stations
Schedule
* The Dadar-Pondicherry Tri Weekly Express (11005) will depart Dadar on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.30 pm from November 9.
*The Pondicherry-Dadar Tri Weekly Express (11006) will depart Pondicherry on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays from November 7 at 8.15 pm.
*The Dadar-Tirunelveli Tri Weekly Express (11021) will depart Dadar on Sundays, Mondays and Fridays at 9.30 pm from November 10 and arrive in Tirunelveli at 11.45 am on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.
*In the return direction, Tirunelveli-Dadar Tri Weekly Express (11022) will depart Tirunelveli on Mondays, Thursday and Fridays from November 9 at 2.45 pm.
Change in days of services:
*The Dadar-Mysore Weekly Sharavati Express (11035) will depart Dadar on Thursdays instead of Tuesdays from November 8.
*The Mysore-Dadar Weekly Sharavati Express (11036) will depart Mysore on Sundays instead of Thursdays from November 11.