Rush during Onam holidays; Railways with 12 special services

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Indian Railways has resolved the concern of Malayalees that the travel crisis will worsen during the Onam holidays. Considering the rush of passengers during the holiday season, the railways have extended the timings of 12 special trains. The schedule of trains running till the first week of December has also been released. Trains bound for stations in Tamil Nadu such as Tirunelveli and Coimbatore are also included in the special list.

Kochuveli - Shalimar Weekly (06081) train, which operates on Fridays, will run from September 20 to November 29. Shalimar - Kochuveli (06082), which runs on Mondays, has been extended from September 23 to December 2.

Information on other special trains whose service has been extended is given below
(route, train number, running day and extension)

Tirunelveli - Shalimar, (06087), Thursday, September 12- November 28
Shalimar - Tirunelveli, (06088), Saturday, September 14- November 30

Coimbatore - Barauni, (06059), Tuesday, September 10 - November 26
Barauni - Coimbatore, (06060), Friday, September 13 - November 29

Coimbatore - Dhanbad, (06063), Friday, September 13 - November 29
Dhanbad - Coimbatore, (06064), Monday, September 16 - December 2

Ernakulam-Patna, (06085), Friday, September 13 - November 29
Patna - Ernakulam, (06086), Monday, September 16 - December 2

Coimbatore - Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur, Rajasthan), (06181), Thursday, October 3 - November 28
Bhagat Ki Kothi - Coimbatore, (06182), Sunday, October 6 - December 1