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MANGALORE: In view of St Antony’s Church Annual festival at Melnariyappanur, Chinnasalem in Kallakurichi Taluk of Villupuram district, two second-class day coaches are being added on a temporary basis between June 11 and 14 in Vriddhachalam-Salem-Vriddhachalam passenger train numbers 56835/56838 and 56837/56836.

From June 11 to 14, train number 11063 Chennai Egmore-Salem Express and train number 11064 Salem-Chennai Egmore will have stoppages at Melnariyappanur. Similarly, train number 16044 Mangalore Central Puducherry Weekly Express and 16043 Puducherry Mangalore Central Weekly Express will have stoppages at Melnariyappanur on June 12 only.

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Udupi, June 9: The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) train timings will be changed from June 10 to October 31 due to the monsoon season.

According to the change in timings, the Matsyagandha express train will now depart from Mangalore at 12.45 pm and will reach Kurla terminus at 6.35 am. Meanwhile the train will leave back at 3.20 pm and will reach Mangalore at 10.15 am. Super fast train from Mangalore-Kurla will now depart at 4.45 pm and will reach Kurla at 11.30 am. The train will depart from Kurla at 10.15 pm and will reach Mangalore at 3.15 pm. Passenger train from Mangalore-Goa will now depart at 6.20 am and will reach Madgaon at 1.30 pm. It will leave back at 2 pm and will reach Mangalore at 10 pm.

R L Dias, President of Railway Yatri Sangha, Udupi advised passengers travelling from June 10 to note this and check the timings before their journey.