In order to clear extra rush of passengers, South Central Railway will run special trains between Aurangabad-Kollam & Vijayawada-Kollam as per the following schedule:
1) Aurangabad - Kollam Special Trains
Train No. 766-C Aurangabad - Kollam Special Train will depart Aurangabad at 05 00 hrs on 25th August, 2010 and arrive Kollam at 23 45 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 765-C Kollam-Aurangabad Special Train will depart Kollam at 02 15 hrs on 30th August, 2010 and arrive Aurangabad at 20 00 hrs on the next day.
Enroute, these Special trains will stop at Jalna, Selu, Parbhani, Purna, Nanded, Mudkhed, Dharmabad, Basar, Nizamabad, Kamareddi, Medchal, Bolarum, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Dornakal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Tenali, Nidubrolu, Bapatla, Chirala, Ongole, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur, Venkatagiri, Srikalahasti, Renigunta, Tirupati, Chittoor, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam in both the directions. These special trains will have one AC II tier, one AC III tier, ten Sleeper Class, two General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches, totaling to 16 coaches.
2) Vijayawada - Kollam Special Trains
Train No. 730-B Vijayawada-Kollam Special Train will depart Vijayawada at 23 00 hrs on 28th August, 2010 and arrive Kollam at 23 45 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 729-B Kollam-Vijayawada Special Train will depart Kollam at 02 15 hrs on 27th August, 2010 and arrive Vijayawada at 02 30 hrs on the next day.
Enroute, these special trains will stop at Guntur, Tenali, Nidubrolu, Bapatla, Chirala, Ongole, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur, Venkatagiri, Srikalahasti, Renigunta, Tirupati, Chittoor, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Podanur, Palakad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam in both the directions. These special trains will have one AC II tier, one AC III tier, ten Sleeper Class, two General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches, totaling to 16 coaches.