Trivandrum: The Railway Board has approved the introduction of following fully reserved special trains for the convenience of the travelling public in view of ensuing festive season:
· Train No.02877 Howrah – Ernakulam Weekly Superfast Special
· Train No.02878 Ernakulam – Howrah Weekly Superfast Special
· Train No. 02641 Thiruvananthapuram – Shalimar Bi-Weekly Superfast Special
· Train No. 02642 Shalimar – Thiruvananthapuram Bi-Weekly Superfast Special
· Train No. 07229 Thiruvananthapuram – Secunderabad Daily Special
· Train No. 07230 Secunderabad – Thiruvananthapuram Daily Special
· Train No. 02521 Barauni – Ernakulam Weekly Special,
· Train No. 02522 Ernakulam – Barauni Weekly Special.
· Train No.02512 Thiruvananthapuram – Gorakhpur Bi-Weekly Superfast,
· Train No. 02511 Gorakhpur – Thiruvananthapuram Bi-Weekly Superfast.
I. Train No.02877 / 02878 Howrah – Ernakulam – Howrah Weekly Superfast Festival Special Trains
Train No.02877 Howrah – Ernakulam Weekly Superfast Festival Special will leave Howrah at 17.00 hrs on Saturdays – 17th, 24th, 31st October, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th November 2020 and reach Ernakulam at 06.30 hrs on Mondays.
Stoppage: Kharagpur Jn., Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack Jn., Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Jn., Brahmapur, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram Jn., Duvvada, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada Jn., Ongole, Renigunta Jn., Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai Jn., Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad Jn. and Thrissur,
In the return direction Train No.02878 Ernakulam – Howrah Weekly Superfast Festival Special will leave Ernakulam at 00.20 hrs on Tuesdays – 20th, 27th October, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th November and 1st December 2020 to reach Howrah at 14.50 hrs.on Wednesdays.
Coach Composition: One 2-Tier Coach, Five 3-Tier Coaches, Nine Sleeper Class Coaches, One Pantry Car and Two Luggage Cum Brake Vans.
II. Train No. 02641 / 02642 Thiruvananthapuram – Shalimar – Thiruvananthapuram Bi-Weekly Superfast Festival Special Trains
Train No. 02641 Thiruvananthapuram – Shalimar Bi-Weekly Superfast Festival Special Train will leave Thiruvananthapuram central at 16.55 hrs. on Thursdays & Saturdays – 22nd, 24th, 29th, 31st October, 05th, 07th, 12th, 14th, 19th, 21st and 26th November 2020 and reach Shalimar at 13.50 hrs. on Saturdays & Mondays.
Stoppage: Kollam, Kayamkulam Jn., Haripad, Ampalapuzha, Alappuzha, Cherthala, Ernakulam Jn., Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode Jn., Salem Jn., Jolarpettai Jn., Perambur, Ongole, Vijayawada Jn., Rajahmundry, Viasakhapatnam Jn., Vizianagaram Jn., Srikakulam Road, Palasa, Brahmapur, Balugaon, Khurda Road Jn, Bhubaneswar, Cuttak Jn., Jajpurkheonjar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore, KharagpurJn, Mecheda, Santragachi Jn.
In the return direction, Train No.02642 Shalimar – Thiruvananthapuram Bi-Weekly Festival Special Train will leave Shalimar at 23.05 hrs. on Tuesdays & Sundays – 27th October, 1st, 3rd, 8th, 10th, 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th and 29th November 2020 and reach Thiruvananthapuram central at 21.15 hrs. on Thursdays & Tuesdays.
Coach Composition: One 2-Tier AC coach, Six 3-Tier AC coaches, Nine Sleeper Class Coaches, Two General second Class Coaches and Two Luggage Cum Brake vans.
III. Train No.07230/07229 Secunderabad – Thiruvananthapuram – Secunderabad Daily Festival Specials
From 20th October 2020 to 28th November 2020, Train No.07230 Secunderabad – Thiruvananthapuram Festival Special will leave Secunderabad daily at 12.20 hrs to reach Thiruvananthapuram at 18.50 hrs the next day.
From 22nd October to 30th November 2020 Train No.07229 Thiruvananthapuram –Secunderabad Festival Special will leave Thiruvananthapuram Central at 07.00 hrs daily to reach Secunderabad at 12.20 hrs the next day.
These Trains will run to the timings of 17230/17229 Secunderabad – Thiruvananthapuram – Secunderabad Sabari Express and have stoppages at Varkala, Kollam Jn, Karunagapalli, Kayankulam Jn, Mavelikara, Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Changanasseri, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Shoranur Jn, Ottapalam, Palakkad Jn, Coimbatore Jn, Tiruppur, Erode Jn, Salem Jn, Morappur, Jolarpettai, Katpadi Jn, Chittoor, Tirupati, Renigunta Jn, Gudur Jn, Nellore, Singarayakonda, Ongole, Chirala, Bapatla, Nidubrolu, Tenali Jn, Guntur Jn, Sattenapalle, Piduguralla, Nadikode, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda and Charlapalli in both the directions.
Coach Composition: One 2-Tier AC Coach, Four 3-Tier AC Coaches, Thirteen Sleeper Class Coaches, Two General Second Class, One pantry and Two Luggage Cum Brake Vans.
IV. Train No.02521/02522 Barauni – Ernakulam – Barauni Weekly Superfast Festival Specials
Train No. 02521 Barauni – Ernakulam Weekly Superfast Festival Special will leave Barauni at 22.50 hrs on Wednesdays – 21st, 28th October, 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th November 2020 to reach Ernakulam Jn at 12.50 hrs on Saturdays.
These trains will stop at Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Sonpur, Chhapra, Siwan, Bhatni, Deoria Sadar, Gorakhpur, Khalilabad, Basti, Mankapur, Gonda, Barabanki, Badshahnagar, Aishbagh, Unnao, Kanpur Central, Pokhrayan, Orai, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Bhopal, Itarsi, Ghoradongri, Betul, Amla, Pandhuma, Nagpur, Sevagram, Hinganghat, Chandrapur, Balharshah, Sirpurkagaznagr, Belampalli, Mancheral, Ramagundam, Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, MGR Chennai Central, Katpadi, Jolarpettai Jn., Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Tiruppur, Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Ottappallam, Wadakancheri, Thrissur, Irinjalakuda, Chalakkudi, Angamali and Aluva.
In the return direction, Train No.02522 Ernakulam – Barauni Weekly Superfast Festival Special will leave Ernakulam Jn on Sundays – 25th October. 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th November 2020 at 10.15 hrs. to reach Barauni at 23.10 hrs. on Tuesdays.
Coach Composition: Two 2-Tier AC Coaches, Three 3-Tier AC Coaches, Thirteen Sleeper Class Coaches, Three General Second Class Coaches, One Pantry Car and Two Luggage Cum Brake Vans.
V. Train No 02511 / 02512 Gorakhpur – Thiruvananthapuram – Gorakhpur Bi-Weekly Superfast Festival Specials
Train No.02511 Gorakhpur – Thiruvananthapuram Bi-Weekly Superfast Festival Special will leave Gorakhpur at 06.35 hrs on Fridays and Sundays – 23rd, 25th, 30th October 1st, 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd, 27th and 29th November 2020 to reach Thiruvananthapuram Central at 17.20 hrs on Sundays and Tuesdays.
Stoppage: Khalilabad, Basti, Mankapur, Gonda, Barabanki, Badshahnagar, Aishbagh, Unnao, Kanpur Central, Pokhrayan, Orai, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Bhopal, Itarsi, Ghoradongri, Betul, Amla, Pandhurna, Nagpur, Sevagram, Hinganghat, Chandrapur, Balharshah, Sirpurkagaz Nagar, Belampalli, Mancheral, Ramagundam, Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, MGR Chennai Central, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Ottappalam, Wadakancheri, Thrissur, Irinjalakuda, Chalakkudi, Angamali, Aluva, Ernakulam Jn, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Ambalappuzha, Haripad, Kayamkulam and Kollam.
In the return direction, Train No.02512 Thiruvananthapuram – Gorakhpur Bi-Weekly Superfast Festival Special will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 06.05 hrs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays – 27th, 28th October, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th November, 1st, and 2nd December 2020 to reach Gorakhpur at 15.20 hrs on Thursdays and Fridays.
Coach Composition: Two 2-Tier AC Coaches, Six 3-Tier AC Coaches, Seven Sleeper Class Coaches, Four General Second Class Coaches, and Two Luggage cum Generator Cars.