Title - Southern Railway: Buses for passengers of truncated train routes

MANGALORE: Southern Railway has made bus arrangement between Thissur and Kuttipuram for reserved passengers during non-interlocked working at Shoranur.

Passengers arriving at Thrissur by 16606 Nagercoil - Mangalore Ernad express to Kuttipuram and beyond will be transported by bus which leaves Thrissur at 9.55am and reach Kuttipuram at 11.20am. They can board passenger special train to Mangalore Central which leaves Kuttipuram at 2pm.

Likewise, reserved passengers arriving at Kuttipuram by 16605 Mangalore - Nagercoil Ernad express to Thrissur and beyond will be transported by bus which leaves Kuttipuram at 1.15pm and reach Thrissur at 2.45pm. Reserved passengers arriving at Ottapalam by train 13351 Dhanbad - Alappuzha express to Shoranur and beyond will be transported by bus which leaves Ottapalam at 2.30pm. This bus will reach Shoranur at 3pm.

Reserved passengers arriving at Ottapalam by train 17230 Hyderabad Sabari express to Shoranur and beyond, will be transported by bus which leaves Ottapalam at 10.50am. This bus will reach Shoranur at 11.20am.

Reserved passengers arriving at Ottapalam by train 12511 Gorakhpur - Thiruvananthapuram express (Sunday/Tuesday/Saturday), train 12521 Barauni - Ernakulam express (Thursday), train 16325 Indore - Thiruvananthapuram express (Wednesday), and train 16327 Korba - Thiruvananthapuram express (Monday/Friday) to Shoranur and beyond will be transported by bus which leaves Ottapalam at 10am. This bus will reach Shoranur at 10.30am.

Buses will be provided only for reserved passengers up to Shoranur after 20 minutes from the actual arrival of train at Ottappalam. Passengers with reserved tickets will be ferried by the buses from Ottappalam to Shoranur junction and between Thrissur to Kuttipuram and Kuttipuram to Thrissur.

Passengers arriving by trains from Thiruvananthapuram/Ernakulam side bound to Shoranur and via Shoranur should get down at Wadakkancheri, as no transportation has been arranged for passengers arriving by these trains between Ottappalam and Shoranur. They are requested to make use of the road facility adjacent to the Wadakkancheri railway station or by the train to be operated after non-interlocked working hours.

There will not be any bus facility for passengers arriving by any train other than those notified above. Passengers should take note of notifications issued from time to time by the information centres at the railway stations concerned. Special refund counters will be functioning at Kuttipuram, Ottappalam and Shoranur junction to enable passengers get refunds applicable to each case during non-interlocking working hours.

Passengers boarding trains 13352 Alappuzha - Dhanbad express, 17229 Thiruvananthapuram - Hyderabad Sabari express, 12512 Thiruvananthapuram - Gorakhpur express, 12522 Ernakulam - Barauni express, 16326 Thiruvananthapuram - Indore express and 16328 Thiruvananthapuram - Korba express should board at Wadakkancheri/Ottappalam on their own. They can also use the return bus facility from Shoranur as per information available at Shoranur junction.