Bus facilities arranged by the Salem Division Administration for reserved passengers between Coimbatore and Matuppalayam due to termination and departure of Nilgiri Express from 01.02.2018

Due to engineering and related works for increase of the length of Platforms at Mettupalayam to accommodate 23 coaches, T.No.12671/12672 Chennai Central Mettupalayam Nilgiri Express will be terminated at Coimbatore and will start from Coimbatore for 31 days from 01.02.2018 to 03.03.2018. With a view to help the passengers of Blue Mountain Express  alighting at Coimbatore to catch the Mettupalayam-Ooty NMR Toy Train and also the passengers who are coming down from Ooty to Mettupalayam by NMR Toy Train, under the instructions of Sri Hari Shankar Verma, DRM, Salem, buses have been arranged by the Commercial Branch of Salem Division, between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam as per timings of  Nilgiri Express. This facility is being extended to ONLY RESERVED PASSENGERS who are holding valid journey tickets. The passengers need not to pay for this free bus service. The passengers may please contact the Dy. Station Manager, Commercial, Coimbatore Junction, in Mobile No. 96009 56236, for any assistance in this regard.

It is pertinent to mention here that increasing the length of Platforms at Mettupalayam will enable stabling of the entire rake of Nilgiri Express at Mettupalayam instead of leaving a portion of the train at Coimbatore.