Ooty: The inaugural run of round trip premium train services between Udhagamandalam to Ketti and back in Nilgiris District has evoked good response yesterday.

With two second class coaches of carrying capacity of 86 passengers, the inaugural run had 95.35 per cent occupancy, the run earned Rs.24,600, an official release said here.

The services on Fridays and Saturdays were started in order to cater to the tourists from all over the country and abroad, who are visiting Nilgiris Mountain and will run as a special train till next month, it said.