Chennai: In anticipation of the summer season, the Southern Railway has announced the operation of special trains between Ooty and Coonoor keeping in mind the increasing number of tourists. These trains will run every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from March 28 to July 7, reports Daily Thanthi. The special train service will operate with 5 coaches, with a total of 210 seats.
Of these, 80 seats will be first class and 130 seats will be second class. The train departing from Coonoor will leave at 8:20 am and reach Ooty at 9:40 am. The return train will leave Ooty at 4:45 pm and reach Coonoor at 5:55 pm. Apart from this, a special train service will also run between Ooty and KT four days a week, with six departures each day. The timings of these trains will be 9:45 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:10 pm, 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm.
