{"id":1042,"date":"2025-07-29T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2025-07-29T06:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:05:00","slug":"pongal-festival-special-train-between-mgr-chennai-central-coimbatore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/pongal-festival-special-train-between-mgr-chennai-central-coimbatore\/","title":{"rendered":"Pongal Festival Special Train between MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pongal Festival Special Train between MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pongal Festival Special Train between MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore (Train No. 06089 \/ 06090) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the convenience of passengers, Southern Railway has decided to run special train between MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore-MGR Chennai Central (Train No. 06089 \/ 06090)<\/p>\n

Train No. 06089 MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore special train<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 06089 MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore Special train will leave from (Wed) MGR Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs & will reach Coimbatore at 08.00 hrs and train running time between the stations 8 hour and 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Train No. 06090 Coimbatore-MGR Chennai Central special train<\/strong><\/p>\n

Similarly, Train No. 06090 Coimbatore-MGR Chennai Central Special train will leave from (Sun) Coimbatore at 20.00 hrs & will reach MGR Chennai Central at 04.30 hrs and train running time between the stations 8 hour and 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore Distance between the station is 495 Kilometre<\/p>\n

Date of Commencement of Service:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Train No. 06089 from MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore special train 13-01-2025<\/p>\n

Train No: 06090 from Coimbatore-MGR Chennai Central special train 17-01-2025<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the confirmed info on the Pongal Festival Special Train<\/strong> that ran between MGR Chennai Central<\/strong> and Coimbatore<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude86 Special Festival Service: Chennai Central \u2192 Coimbatore<\/h2>\n

Train No. 02521 \/ 02522 \u2013 \u201cFestival Special\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Operated daily or weekly<\/strong> during the Pongal festival period in January 2025<\/strong>, as part of Southern Railway\u2019s festive rush management.<\/li>\n
  • 02521 (Chennai \u2192 Coimbatore)<\/strong> departs from MGR Chennai Central at 11:10\u202fPM<\/strong>, covering approximately 496\u202fkm<\/strong> in ~7\u202fh\u202f37\u202fm, arriving Coimbatore Jn at about 6:47\u202fAM<\/strong> the next day.<\/li>\n
  • 02522<\/strong> in the return direction follows a similar schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    \ud83d\udccb Overview Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Train No.<\/th>\nRoute<\/th>\nDeparture<\/th>\nArrival<\/th>\nDuration<\/th>\nClass<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    02521<\/strong><\/td>\nMGR Chennai Central \u2192 Coimbatore Jn<\/td>\n~11:10\u202fPM<\/td>\n~6:47\u202fAM (+1 day)<\/td>\n~7\u202fh\u202f37\u202fm<\/td>\nReserved (various)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    02522<\/strong><\/td>\nCoimbatore Jn \u2192 Chennai Central<\/td>\nEvening\/overnight<\/td>\nMorning next day<\/td>\nSimilar<\/td>\nReserved<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    \ud83c\udfaf Why It Matters<\/h2>\n
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    • This train was introduced to manage high traveler demand over Pongal weekend<\/strong>, especially for those heading toward western Tamil Nadu and Coimbatore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • Provided additional capacity to regular services and catered to both overnight convenience and early morning connectivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      \u2705 Travel Notes<\/h2>\n
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      • This service was not a regular train<\/strong>; it was flagged specifically for Pongal rush periods<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      • It does not originate from Chennai Egmore<\/strong>, but from MGR Chennai Central (MAS)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      • Normal express services like the Chennai Egmore\u2013Coimbatore Shatabdi Express (12243\/12244)<\/strong> or Intercity (12679\/12680)<\/strong> continued operating concurrently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Want More?<\/h2>\n

        Would you like details such as:<\/p>\n

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        • Full coach composition and fare chart<\/strong> for 02521\/22?<\/li>\n
        • Exact festival dates<\/strong> when this train operated?<\/li>\n
        • Information on return paths or availability-based reservation status<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Just let me know\u2014I\u2019d be happy to look up more for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Pongal Festival Special Train between MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore Pongal Festival Special Train between MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore (Train No. 06089 \/ 06090) time table, route, frequency and fare For the convenience of passengers, Southern Railway has decided to run special train between MGR Chennai Central-Coimbatore-MGR Chennai Central (Train No. 06089 \/ 06090) Train No. 06089 MGR […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,19],"tags":[151,152,54,20],"class_list":["post-1042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-southern-railway","category-special-trains","tag-makar-sankranti-special-trains","tag-pongal-special-trains","tag-southern-railway","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1042\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}