Chennai: Southern Railway said Monday that it witnessed a 51 per cent rise in revenue totalling 2.72 crore during the Deepavali festive season this year as against Rs 1.80 crore last year.

Twenty Suvidhas and 16 special fare special trains were run from Chennai to various parts of Tamilnadu and also to Howrah, a press release from the Southern Railway said here.

The special trains saw 100 per cent occupancy by carrying 2.70 lakh passengers as against 2.21 lakh passengers last year, the release said.