Railways have announced special trains to clear the rush of commuters during Onam and the Velankanni Church annual feast. Advance reservations opened on Wednesday.
Onam specials
Train 82615 Chennai Central-Ernakulam Junction Suvidha special train will leave Chennai Central at 10.30 p.m. on August 23 to reach Ernakulam Junciton at 10.55 a.m. the next day; 06022 Chennai Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central special fare special train will leave Thiruvananthapuram Central at 3.15 p.m. on August 23 to reach Chennai Central at 7.45 a.m. the next day.
Train 06021 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Chennai Central special fare special train will leave Thiruvananthapuram Central at 7.10 p.m. on August 22 to reach Chennai Central at 11.45 a.m. the next day; 06014 Ernakulam Junction-Chennai Central special fare special train will leave Ernakulam Junction at 2.45 p.m on August 24 to reach Chennai Central at 4.50 a.m. the next day.
Train 06047 Chennai Central-Kochuveli special fare special train will leave Chennai Central at 3 p.m. on August 21 and 27 to reach Kochuveli at 6.45 a.m. the next day; 06048 Kochuveli-Chennai Central special fare special train will leave Kochuveli at 12.30 noon on August 22 and 28 to reach Chennai Central at 7.40 a.m. the next day.
Train 06023 Nagercoil Junction-Mangaluru Junction special fare special train via Kollam, Kottayam, and Ernakulam Junction will leave Nagercoil Junciton at 4.15 p.m. on August 26 to reach Mangaluru Junction at 6.30 a.m. the next day.
Train 06024 Mangaluru Junction-Nagercoil Junction special fare special train will leave Mangaluru Junction at 8.30 a.m. on August 27 to reach Nagercoil Junction at 10.15 p.m. the next day.
Velankanni specials
Train 06046 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Velankanni special fare special train will leave Thiruvananthapuram Central at 3.30 p.m. on August 29 and September 5 to reach Velankanni at 3.45 a.m. the next day; 06045 Velankanni-Thiruvananthapuram Central special fare special train will leave Velankanni at 10.10 p.m. on August 30 and September 6 to reach Thiruvananthapuram Central at 12.15 noon. the next day.
Train 06016 Ernakulam Junction-Velankanni special fare special train will leave Ernakulam Junction at 11 p.m. on August 28, 31, and September 4 and 7 to reach Velankanni at 1 p.m. the next day; 06015 Velankanni-Ernakulam Junction special fare special train will leave Velankanni at 11.45 p.m. on August 29, September 2, 5, and 9 to reach Ernakulam Junction at 1.40 p.m.. the next day.