Vishu gift for Malayalis; Railway announces six special services

CHENNAI: The Indian Railways has announced six special trains in connection with Vishu. A special train will run today from Chennai to Mangaluru. Train number 06127 will depart from Chennai Central at 11.55 pm tonight and reach Mangaluru Junction at 4.00 pm tomorrow.

On April 9 (Thursday), train number 06128 will operate from Mangaluru Junction to Chennai Egmore. The train will depart at 8:00 p.m. and arrive at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. It will have stops at Palakkad, Shoranur, Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyannur, Kanhangad, and Kasaragod. Reservations will begin this afternoon.

On April 10 (Friday), train number 06153 will run from Chennai Egmore to Mangaluru Central. It will depart at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Reservations will begin this afternoon. The train will stop at Palakkad, Shoranur, Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyannur, Kanhangad, and Kasaragod.

On April 11 (Saturday), train number 06041 will run from Mangaluru Junction to Thiruvananthapuram North. The train will depart at 6:00 p.m. and reach at 6:30 a.m. the next day. It will stop at Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Payyannur, Kannur, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Changanassery, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara, Kayamkulam, and Kollam. Reservations will begin on April 9.

On April 12 (Sunday), train number 06042 will run from Thiruvananthapuram North to Mangaluru Junction, with the same stops. Reservations will begin at 8:00 a.m. on April 9.

On April 15, train number 0615 will operate from Mangaluru Central to Chennai Egmore. It will depart at 4:00 p.m. and arrive at 10:45 a.m. the next day. Stops include Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Payyannur, Kannur, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur, and Palakkad. Reservations will begin at 8:00 a.m. on April 9.