Charlapalli–Tiruchi Weekly Special Train to get Regularized by the South Central Railway

South Central Railway has announced that the Charlapalli-Tiruchi weekly special train service will now become a regular train service. After this regularisation, the trains will operate as Train No. 17077 and 17078 from July 7 onwards.

Charlapalli-Tiruchi Weekly Special Train

The regular service from Charlapalli will begin on July 7, a Tuesday, while the regular return service from Tiruchi Junction will start from July 8, a Wednesday. The train will run through the Tiruchi-Villupuram chord line section and stop at several important stations, including Srirangam, Ariyalur, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore Cantonment, Katpadi, Chittoor, Tirupati, Renigunta, Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Guntur, Nalgonda, and many other towns in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

According to the schedule, the train from Charlapalli will depart every Tuesday at 5.20 p.m. and reach Tiruchi Junction at 6.45 p.m. on Wednesday. In the return direction, the train will leave Tiruchi Junction every Wednesday at 9.30 p.m. and arrive at Charlapalli at 9.30 p.m. on Thursday.

Train Features

The train will have a total of 24 coaches, including three AC two-tier coaches, five AC three-tier coaches, 10 sleeper class coaches, four general second-class coaches, and two Divyangjan-friendly second-class coaches. Southern Railway officials said advance ticket booking for the regular weekly service will open from 8 a.m. on May 26.

How does the Special Train benefit passengers?

Durai Vaiko welcomed the decision and thanked the Ministry of Railways for approving his request to make the train a permanent service. He stated that he had earlier written to the Railway Minister and Tiruchi Divisional Railway Manager in March requesting regular operation of the train.

According to Durai Vaiko, the train has been helping passengers from Tiruchi and Srirangam by improving connectivity to many important towns in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He added that making the train permanent would strengthen inter-state rail connectivity and benefit passengers.

With this announcement, the number of permanent inter-state express trains originating from the Tiruchi Railway Division will increase further. Other major trains from the division include the Tiruchi-Howrah Express, Tiruchi-Jodhpur Express, Tiruchi-Shri Gangapur Humsafar Express, and the daily Tiruchi-Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express.