Chennai: In view of the Diwali festival, 15,659 special buses will be operated from Chennai from today until Nov. 7, Transport Minister Vijay Tamilan Parthiban said.
In an interview he gave yesterday, he said: In view of the Diwali festival, from Nov. 5 to 7, a total of 15,659 buses have been planned to operate over the three days, including 6,573 buses that can be operated from Chennai and an additional 9,086 special buses.
26,000 special buses are set to be operated to other districts. After the Diwali festival ends, on Nov. 9 and 10, a total of 11,197 buses will be operated over the two days, including 4,382 buses that can be run to Chennai from various towns, along with an additional 6,815 special buses.
Buses will operate from 5 locations in Chennai. From the Koyambedu bus terminus, buses will run to Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Trichy, Madurai, Thoothukudi, Sengottai, Tirunelveli, Salem, and Coimbatore. From the open space near the Koyambedu CMDA park, buses will run via Vaniyambadi, Polur, and Tiruvannamalai. From the temporary bus stand at Maraimalai Nagar, buses will run to Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, and Nagapattinam.
Buses from the Koyambedu bus terminus to East Coast Road, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Bengaluru, and Tiruttani routes, buses from the Madhavaram new bus terminus to Andhra state routes via Ponneri and Uthukkottai, and the regularly operated buses to Trichy, Salem, Kumbakonam, and Tiruvannamalai will be operated.
Moreover, buses will be operated for passengers who have booked in advance from 16 locations in Chennai: Thiruvanmiyur, Avadi, Tambaram, Thiruvottiyur, Siruseri, Adyar, Broadway, Egmore, Ambattur, Taramani, Island Grounds, Guindy, Velachery, Ashok Pillar, Poonamallee, and Saidapet. He said this.
5,061 buses today
In Chennai, along with the 2,191 buses that are normally operated today, 2,316 additional special buses and 554 private contract buses will be operated, making a total of 5,061 buses. Tomorrow, a total of 5,431 buses will be operated.
Special Train Announcement
Southern Railway has issued a press release regarding the Diwali special trains: The special train (06111) departing from Tambaram at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 will reach Tirunelveli at 9:20 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the special train (06112) departing from Tirunelveli at 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 9 will arrive in Tambaram at 9:00 a.m. the next day.
This train will run via Villupuram, Trichy, Sivagangai, Manamadurai, Virudhunagar, Rajapalayam, and Tenkasi. Ticket reservations for these two special trains begin today (Nov. 5) at 8:00 a.m.
Unreserved MEMU special trains will be operated from Tambaram to Manamadurai on Nov. 6 and 7, and from Manamadurai to Tambaram on Nov. 7 and 9. Similarly, unreserved special MEMU trains will be operated from Chennai Egmore to Tiruchi on Nov. 6 and 7, from Tiruchi to Tambaram on Nov. 7, and from Tiruchi to Egmore on Nov. 9.
