Mangaluru: Unreserved coaches will be restored in some trains in the Southern Railway from May 1 as they existed during the pre-COVID-19 period.

A Railway release here said the trains in which unreserved coaches will be reintroduced include Mangaluru Central-Chennai Central West Coast Express, Mangaluru Central – Madgaon Junction daily unreserved special, Mangaluru Central – Chennai Egmore Express and their pairing trains.

The other trains in which unreserved coaches will be restored are Mangaluru Junction – Yesvantpur Junction Mail Express, 6 Mangaluru Junction – Yesvantpur Junction Express and Mangaluru Central- Nagercoil Ernad Express.

The Nagercoil Junction – Mangaluru Central Daily Parasuram Express, Mangaluru Central – Coimbatore Junction Intercity Superfast Express and their pairing trains will also have unreserved coaches restored, the release said.