Chemmozhi Express starts her journey

The temple town of Mannargudi would be linked to Coimbatore with the operation of Mannargudi-Coimbatore Chemmozhi Express from Mannargudi on Tuesday.

The daily train that would leave Mannargudi at 8.10 p.m., would reach Coimbatore at 5 a.m. on Wednesday.

The train would go via Needamangalam, Thanjavur, Tiruchi, Karur, Erode, Tirupur, and Coimbatore north.

On the downward journey, the train would leave Coimbatore at 11.55 p.m. and reach Mannargudi at 7.55 a.m. the next day.

T.R.Baalu, DMK MP and Chairman of Parliament Standing Committee for Railways, told presspersons on Monday at Mannargudi that a new broad gauge line between Mannargudi and Pattukottai would be laid at a cost of Rs. 388 crore.