# Southern, South Western railways announce Diwali special trains 2026-10-31T11:32:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Southern Railway will run special trains for the Deepavali rush between Chennai Central and Podanur in Coimbatore. Train 06023 departs Chennai Central at 11:55 pm on November 6 and reaches Podanur Junction at 9:15 am on November 7. The return train 06024 leaves Podanur at 11:30 pm on November 9 and arrives at Chennai Central at 9:35 am on November 10. Weekly specials between Chennai Egmore and Kollam also operate on November 5 and 12. Separately, South Western Railway has announced Diwali specials from Bengaluru. Train 06533 will leave Bengaluru Cantonment at 9:45 pm on November 6 for Thoothukudi, reaching at 12:30 pm on November 7. Another special, train 06545, will run from SMVT Bengaluru to Kannur, departing at 12:05 am on November 7 and arriving at 2 pm the same day. Passengers have been advised to check ticket availability on the official railway website or app. ## Indian Opinion Analysis This brief collates two separate announcements from different zonal railways. The New Indian Express reports Southern Railway's special trains between Chennai Central and Podanur, and between Chennai Egmore and Kollam. Siasat.com reports South Western Railway's special trains from Bengaluru to Thoothukudi and Kannur. The coverage is uniform straight reporting from each outlet on its own zone's announcement, no stance difference exists on a shared event. The two releases, however, illustrate the decentralised nature of festive travel planning: passengers must check their specific railway zone's notifications. The practical takeaway is that separate zonal websites hold the schedule for trains serving each route, and travellers should verify details on the official railway portal. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - newindianexpress.com (neutral report) Reports Southern Railway-only schedule, no commentary - siasat.com (neutral report) Reports South Western Railway-only schedule, no commentary This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, South Western Railway, Southern Railway Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/southern-south-western-railways-announce-diwali-special-trains/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/southern-south-western-railways-announce-diwali-special-trains/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/