Title - Special trains for Sabarimala season

The Southern Railway will run special trains to clear the extra rush during the Sabarimala season. Advance reservation for the trains will commence o­n 16.11.2012. The trains are:

Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast Weekly Special & Kollam - Chennai Central Weekly Special:

 T.No.06001 Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 15.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 19.11.2012 to 21.1.2013 and arrive Kollam at 05.30 hrs. o­n Tuesdays. T.No.06002 Kollam - Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 11.15 hrs. o­n Tuesdays from   20.11.2012 to 22.1.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. o­n Wednesdays. The composition of the trains will be 1 First AC-cum-AC 2-tier, 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 11 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam.  T.No.06002 will stop at Perambur also.

 T.No.06005 Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 15.15 hrs. o­n Fridays from 23.11.2012 to 18.1.2013 and arrive Kollam at 05.30 hrs. o­n Saturdays.  T.No.06006 Kollam - Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 11.15 hrs. o­n Saturdays from 24.11.2012 to 19.1.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. o­n Sundays. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 10 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam. T.No.06006 will stop at Perambur also.

Chennai Central - Kollam Weekly Special & Kollam - Chennai Central Superfast Weekly Special:

T.No.06007 Chennai Central - Kollam Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. o­n Sundays from 25.11.2012 to 20.1.2013 and arrive Kollam at 15.30 hrs. o­n Mondays. T.No.06008 Kollam - Chennai Central Superfast Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 21.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 26.11.2012 to 21.1.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 12.50 hrs. o­n Tuesdays.  The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 10 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.  The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam.  T.No.06008 will stop at Perambur also.

 Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast Weekly Special & Kollam - Chennai Central Weekly Special: T.No.06009 Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 17.35 hrs. o­n Tuesdays from 27.11.2012 to 15.1.2013 and arrive Kollam at 09.10 hrs. o­n Wednesdays.  T.No.06010 Kollam - Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 11.15 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 28.11.2012 to 16.1.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. o­n Thursdays. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 10 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.  The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam.  T.No.06010 will stop at Perambur also.

 T.No.06003 Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 17.40 hrs. o­n Thursdays from 22.11.2012 to 17.1.2013 and arrive Kollam at 09.10 hrs. o­n Fridays.  T.No.06004 Kollam - Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 11.15 hrs. o­n Fridays from 23.11.2012 to 18.1.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. o­n Saturdays.  The composition of the trains will be 3 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam.  T.No.06004 will stop at Perambur also.

Ernakulam Jn. - Chennai Central - Ernakulam Jn. Weekly Superfast Specials:

 T.No.06011 Ernakulam Jn. - Chennai Central Superfast Weekly Special will leave Ernakulam Jn. at 17.00 hrs. o­n Thursdays from 22.11.2012 to 17.1.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 05.15 hrs. o­n Fridays. T.No.06012 Chennai Central - Ernakulam Superfast Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 21.00 hrs. o­n Fridays from 23.11.2012 to 18.1.2013 and arrive Ernakulam Jn. at 08.15 hrs. o­n Saturdays. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.  The trains will stop at Aluva, Thrissur, Ottapalam, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi and Arakkonam.  T.No.06011 will stop at Perambur also.

Temporary Stoppage

Temporary stoppage has been sanctioned for some trains at Tiruvalla for two minutes during the Sabarimala festival season.

The trains are 12697 Chennai Central - Thiruvananthapuram Exp; Tiruvalla  (arr/dep) 03.48/03.50 (from 18.11.2012 to 20.1.2013) and train no. 12698 Thiruvananthapuram - Chennai Central Exp; Tiruvalla (arr/dep) 22.13/22.15  (from 17.11.2012 to 19.1.2013)