Festival special Travel arrangements by Indian railways

"The most important festival here is the Feast of Our Lady. The festival always Commences on 29th of August every year, this 10-day grand festival commemorating the Feast of Our Lady is celebrated at the Velankanni Church.

Once the Holy Mother saved a few Portuguese merchant sailors from a powerful storm, which wrecked their ship. The merchants safely reached the shore of Velankanni. On their return trip the merchants built a small permanent chapel to give thanks and pay tribute to Our Lady. On succeeding visits they improved on it. Those Portuguese merchants dedicated the chapel to Holy Mother on September 8th to celebrate the feast of her nativity and to mark the date of their safe landing to Velankanni. Today, the celebration of this feast is an annual festival which lasts for 10 days and draws more than 1.5 million pilgrims." ( Indian News)


The following special trains have been arranged to clear rush due to the pilgrimage of Velankanni Festival

(1.) Dadar – Velankanni – Dadar Specials:

* T.No.01041 Dadar – Velankanni Special -
* Departure – Dadat at 11.15 hrs. on 25.08.2011 (Thursday)
* Arrival – Velankanni at 23.00 hrs. on 26.08.2011 (Friday)

* T.No. 01042 Velankanni – Dadar Special -
* Departure – Velankanni at 20.30 hrs. on 27.08.2011 (Saturday)
* Arrival – Dadar at 12.05 hrs. on 29.08.2011 (Sunday).

The trains will have 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.

The trains will stop at Kalyan, Pune, Daund, solapur, Gulbarga, Wadi, Yadgir, Raichur, Mantralayam Road, Adoni, Guntakal, Tadipatri, Kandapuram, Yerraguntala, Cuddappah, Razampet, Renigunta, Katpadi, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Tirupadaripulliyur, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam and vice-versa.

(2.) Lokmanya Tilak Terminal – Velankanni – Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Specials :

T.No. 01033 Lokmanya Tilak Terminal – Velankanni Special
Departure – Lokmanya Tilak Terminal at 11.20 hrs. on 27.08.2011 (Saturday)
Arrival – Velankanni at 23.00 hrs. on 28.08.2011 (Sunday)

T.No. 01034 Velankanni – Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Special
Departure – Velankanni at 20.30 hrs. on 29.08.2011 (Monday)
Arrival – Lokmanya Tilak Terminal at 12.05 hrs. on 31.08.2011 (Wednesday)

The trains will have 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.

The trains will stop at Kalyan, Pune, Daund, Solapur, Gulbarga, Wadi, Yadgir, Raichur, Mantralayam Road, Adoni, Guntakal, Tadipatri, Kandapuram, Yerraguntala, Cuddappah, Razampet, Renigunta, Katpadi, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Tirupadaripulliyur, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam and vice-versa

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