Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the ensuing Sabari/Winter season.
1) 06001 Chennai Central – Kollam Superfast weekly Special and 06002 Kollam – Chennai Central weekly Special (via. Kottayam) : T.No.06001 Chennai Central – Kollam weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 15.15 hrs. on Thursdays from 22.11.2011 to 19.1.2012 and arrive Kollam at 05.35 hrs. the next day.T.No.06002 Kollam – Chennai Central weekly Special will leave Kollam at 11.30 hrs. on Fridays from 23.11.2011 to 20.1.2012 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.40 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam. T.No.06002 will stop at Perambur also.
2) 06003 Chennai Central – Kollam Superfast Weekly Special and 06004 Kollam – Chennai Central Weekly Special (via. Kottayam) : T.No.06003 Chennai Central – Kollam weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.45 hrs. on Saturdays from 19.11.2011 to 21.1.2012 and arrive Kollam at 11.30 hrs. the next day.T.No.06004 Kollam – Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 17.50 hrs. on Sundays from 20.11.2011 to 22.1.2012 and arrive Chennai Central at 10.45 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam. T.No.06004 will stop at Perambur also.
3) 06005 Chennai Central – Kollam Superfast Weekly Special and 06006 Kollam – Chennai Central Weekly Special (via. Kottayam) : T.No.06005 Chennai Central – Kollam weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.45 hrs. on Mondays from 21.11.2011 to 16.1.2012 and arrive Kollam at 11.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.06006 Kollam – Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 17.50 hrs. on Tuesdays from 22.11.2011 to 17.1.2012 and arrive Chennai Central at 10.45 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 5 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam. T.No.06006 will stop at Perambur also.
4) 06617/06618 Coimbatore – Nagercoil – Coimbatore Weekly Specials (via. Kottayam):T.No.06617 Coimbatore – Nagercoil Weekly Special will leave Coimbatore at 20.20 hrs. on Tuesdays from 22.11.2011 to 17.1.2012 and arrive Nagercoil at 06.40 hrs. the next day.T.No.06618 Nagercoil – Coimbatore Weekly Special will leave Nagercoil at 20.15 hrs. on Wednesdays from 23.11.2011 to 18.1.2012 and arrive Coimbatore at 08.00 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Podanur, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Kayankulam, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyattinkara, Kulitturai and Eraniel.
5) 06301/06302 Nagercoil – Mangalore Jn. – Nagercoil Weekly Specials (via. Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Shoranur and Kannur): T.No.06301 Nagercoil – Mangalore Jn. Weekly Special will leave Nagercoil at 16.50 hrs. on Mondays from 21.11.2011 to 16.1.2012 and arrive Mangalore Jn. at 10.30 hrs. the next day.T.No.06302 Mangalore Jn. – Nagercoil Weekly Special will leave Mangalore Jn. at 16.15 hrs. on Tuesdays from 22.11.2011 to 17.1.2012 and arrive Nagercoil at07.50 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Eraniel, Kulitturai, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kayankulam, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrisur, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.
6) 06007 Chennai Central – Kollam Superfast Weekly Special and 06008 Kollam – Chennai Central Weekly Special (via. Kottayam) : T.No.06007 Chennai Central – Kollam weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 15.15 hrs. on Tuesdays from 22.11.2011 to 17.1.2012 and arrive Kollam at 06.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06008 Kollam – Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Kollam at 11.30 hrs. on Wednesdays from 23.11.2011 to 18.1.2012 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.40 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur and Kayankulam. T.No.06008 will stop at Perambur also.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 17.11.2011.
7) 06346/06345 Ernakulam Jn. – Bangalore – Ernakulam Jn. Weekly Superfast Specials:T.No.06346 Ernakulam Jn. – Bangalore Weekly Superfast Special will leave Ernakulam Jn. at 17.00 hrs. on Thursdays from 17.11.2011 to 19.1.2012 and arrive Bangalore at 04.40 hrs. the next day.T.No.06345 Bangalore – Ernakulam Jn. Weekly Superfast Special will leave Bangalore at 18.50 hrs. on Fridays from 18.11.2011 to 20.1.2012 and arrive Ernakulam Jn. at 06.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Aluva, Thrisur, Ottapalam, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Bangarapet, Whitefield, Krishnarajapuram and Bangalore Cantt.
Advance reservation for T.No.06346/06345 will commence on 16.11.2011.