Southern railway announces special trains for Sabarimala season

KOCHI: The southern railway has announced Sabarimala festival special trains to clear the extra rush of pilgrims.


Special fare train 06047 between Chennai and Kollam will leave Chennai Central at 20.40 hrs on December 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31 and on January 2, 7, 9 and 14. The train will reach Kollam at 12.00 hrs the next day.

The return train 06048 Kollam – Chennai Central will leave Kollam at 15.00 hrs on December 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 27 and on January 3, 8 and 10. The train will reach Chennai Central at 09.45 hrs the next day.

The train will have stoppages at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Ottapalam, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Chenganasseri, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara, Kayankulam and Pegambur.

Train 06049 Chennai Central – Kollam train will leave Chennai Central at 20.40 hrs on January 4, 18 and 25, 2019 and reach Kollam at 12.00 hrs the next day.

Train Kollam – Chennai Central will leave Kollam at 15.00 hrs on January 6, 13, 20 and 27 and reach Chennai Central at 07.20 hrs the next day.

Train 06050 Kollam – Chennai Central special train will stop at Perambur also.

Similarly, train 82635 Chennai Central – Kollam Suvidha Special which will leave Chennai Central at 20.40 hrs on January 11, will reach Kollam at 12.00 hrs the next day.

Train 82634 Kollam – Chennai Central Suvidha Special will leave Kollam at 15.00 hrs on December 25 and January 1, 2019 to reach Chennai Central at 09.45 hrs the next day.

Suvidha special trains between Kollam – Hyderabad include 82722 Kollam – Hyderabad Suvidha Special train which will leave Kollam Junction at 03.00 hrs on November 19, 23, 27 and December 1 to reach Hyderabad at 10:30 hrs the next day.

Train 82721 Hyderabad – Kollam Suvidha Special train will leave Hyderabad at 15.55 hrs on November 17, 21, 25 and 29 to reach Kollam Junction at 23:55 hrs the next day.

These trains will have stoppages at stops include Kayankulam, Mavelikara, Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Changanaserry, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrisur, Ottapalam, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Katpadi, Tiruttani, Renigunta, Srikalahasthi, Venkatagiri, Gudur, Nellore, Kavali, Ongole, Chirala, Bapatla, Nidubrolu, Tenali, Vijayawada, Madhira, Khammam, Dornakal, Mahbubabad, Warangal, Kazipet, Janagaon, Cheralapali, and Secunderabad.


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