Train services in the entire Mettupalayam – Udagamandalam (Ooty) section of Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) will resume on a daily basis effective December 31, 2020 according to a statement from Southern Railway.
Upon resumption, the NMR services will be operated as Fully Reserved Special Trains. One pair of fully reserved special train will be run between Mettupalayam and Udagamandalam and three pairs of fully reserved special trains will be operated between Coonoor and Udagamandalam.
All standard COVID safety protocols apply. The same fare structure which was in force in pre-COVID times (prior to suspension of services) will continue, a statement from SR said. The Train time table is as follows:-
