Southern Railway (SR) will run Pongal Special Trains, one from Chennai to Coimbatore and the other from Chennai and Nagercoil. Their details are as follows:-
Train Number 06089 Chennai Central – Coimbatore super fast festival special train will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on January 13,2021 to reach Coimbatore at 08.00 hrs. the next day. Train Number 06090 Coimbatore – Chennai Central super fast festival special train will leave Coimbatore at 20.00 hrs. on January 17, 2021 to reach Chennai Central at 04.30 hrs. the next day.
Composition: AC First Class-cum-AC 2-tier – 1, AC 2-tier – 3, AC 3-tier – 2, Sleeper Class – 13, General Second Class – 2 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches.
Stoppages & Timings:
| Train No.06089 Chennai Central – Coimbatore FestivalSpecial Train | Station | Train No.06090 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Festival Special Train |
| 23.30 | Chennai Central | 04.30 |
| —— | Perambur | 03.48 / 03.50 |
| 00.28 / 00.30 | Arakkonam | 02.58 / 03.00 |
| 01.18 / 01.20 | Katpadi | 02.08 / 02.10 |
| 02.43 / 02.45 | Jolarpettai | 00.38 / 00.40 |
| 04.37 / 04.40 | Salem | 22.47 / 22.50 |
| 05.55 / 06.00 | Erode | 21.35 / 21.40 |
| 06.43 / 06.45 | Tiruppur | 20.43 / 20.45 |
| 08.00 | Coimbatore | 20.00 |
Advance reservations for the above mentioned trains will commence at 08.00 hrs. On January 10,2021.
Chennai-Nagercoil-Chennai
The following fully reserved festival special trains will be operated between Chennai Egmore and Nagercoil Junction via Tiruchchirappalli Jn, Tirunelveli Jn., in view of Pongal festival.
Train Number 06091 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Junction Superfast Festival Special Train will leave Chennai Egmore on January 12 and 13, 2021 at 22.30 hrs. and reach Nagercoil Jn. at 11.10 hrs., the next day
Stoppage: Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul Jn., Madurai Jn., Virudhunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti and Tirunelveli Jn.
In the return direction Train No. 06092 Nagercoil Jn. – Chennai Egmore Superfast Festival Special Train will leave Nagercoil Jn. on January 16 and 17 2021 at 14.45 hrs. and reach Chennai Egmore at 03.40 hrs., the next day
Stoppage: Tirunelveli Jn., Kovilpatti, Satur, Virudhunagar, Madurai Jn., Dindigul Jn., Tiruchchirappalli Jn., Vridhachalam, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Tambaram
Coach Composition: Two AC 2 Tier, One AC 3 Tier, Nine Sleeper Class, Five General Second Class (Reserved) and Two– Luggage cum Brake Van Coaches.
Schedule:
| Train No. 06091 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special | ↓ | Stations | ↑ | Train No .06092 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Special |
| 22.30 | (d) | Chennai Egmore | (a) | 03.40 |
| 22.58/23.00 | (a/d) | Tambaram | (a/d) | 02.48/02.50 |
| 23.28/23.30 | (a/d) | Chengalpattu | (a/d) | 02.18/02.20 |
| 00.50/00.55 | (a/d) | Villupuram | (a/d) | 00.45/00.50 |
| 01.43/01.45 | (a/d) | Vridhachalam | (a/d) | 23.28/23.30 |
| 03.40/03.45 | (a/d) | Tiruchchirappalli Jn. | (a/d) | 21.55/22.00 |
| 05.10/05.15 | (a/d) | Dindigul Jn. | (a/d) | 20.33/20.35 |
| 06.25/06.30 | (a/d) | Madurai | (a/d) | 19.25/19.30 |
| 07.18/07.20 | (a/d) | Virudhunagar | (a/d) | 18.03/18.05 |
| 07.48/07.50 | (a/d) | Satur | (a/d) | 17.28/17.30 |
| 08.13/08.15 | (a/d) | Kovilpatti | (a/d) | 17.08/17.10 |
| 09.30/09.35 | (a/d) | Tirunelveli Jn. | (a/d) | 16.10/16.15 |
| 11.10 | (a) | Nagarcoil Jn. | (d) | 14.45 |
En-route timings of Thiruvananthapuram – H Nizamuddin Weekly Special revised
Train No. 06083 Thiruvananthapuram Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin Weekly Special Train to operate with revised arrival/departure timings en route as detailed below.
| Station | Existing Time | Revised Time |
| Vasai Road | 04.50 hrs./04.55 hrs. | 04.40 hrs./04.45 hrs. |
| Dahanu Road | 05.48 hrs./05.50 hrs. | 05.40 hrs./05.42 hrs. |
| Vapi | 06.20 hrs./06.22 hrs. | 06.11 hrs./06.13 hrs. |
| Surat | 07.40 hrs./07.45 hrs. | 07.30 hrs./07.35 hrs. |
| Bharuch | 08.20 hrs./08.22 hrs. | 08.09 hrs./08.11 hrs. |
| Vadodara Jn. | 09.14 hrs./09.24 hrs. | 09.06 hrs./09.16 hrs. |
| Ratlam Jn. | 12.55 hrs./13.05 hrs. | 12.55 hrs./13.05 hrs. |