The following special trains will be run by Southern Railway to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Sabarimala season.
Train number 06001
Chennai Central - Kollam Superfast weekly special will leave Chennai Central at 3.15 pm on Mondays on November 25 and December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and on January 6 ,13, 20 and arrive Kollam at 5.45 am on Tuesdays.
Train number 06002
Kollam - Chennai Central weekly special will leave Kollam at 10.45 am on Tuesdays; November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and on 2014 January 7, 14, 21 and arrive at Chennai Central at 3.45 am on Wednesdays. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikkara and Kayankulam. Train number 06002 will stop at Perambur also.
Train number 06310
Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore superfast weekly special will leave Nagercoil at 7.40 pm on Tuesdays on November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and on January 7, 14, 21 and arrive at Chennai Egmore at 8.50 am on Wednesdays. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Kovilpatti, Satur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchirappalli, Vridhachalam, Villupuram, Melmaruvathur, Chengalpattu, Tambaram and Mambalam.
Train Number 06309
Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Junction weekly special will leave Chennai Egmore at 11 am on Wednesdays on November 27, December 4, 11, 18, 25 and January 1, 8, 15, 22 and arrive Nagercoil Junction at 6.55 am. on Thursdays. The trains will stop at Chennai Central, Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Morappur, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikkara, Kayankulam, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Neyyattinkara, Kuzhithurai and Eraniel.
Train number 06316
Kochuveli - Chennai Central weekly special will leave Kochuveli at 3.35 pm on Fridays on November 29, December 6, 13, 20, 27 and January 3, 10, 17 and 24 and arrive Chennai Central at 8.30 am on Saturdays.
Train number 06315
Chennai Central - Kochuveli superfast weekly special will leave Chennai Central at 3.15 pm on Saturdays on November 30, December 7, 14, 21, 28 and January 4, 11, 18, 25 and arrive Kochuveli at 6.50 am on Sundays. The trains will stop at Kollam, Kayamkulam, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and Arakkonam. Train number 06316 will stop at Perambur also.
Train number 06318
Kochuveli - Chennai Central weekly special will leave Kochuveli at 8.15 pm on Mondays on November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and January 6, 13 and 20 and arrive Chennai Central at 1.15 pm on Tuesdays.
Train number 06317
Chennai Central - Kochuveli weekly special will leave Chennai Central at 5.30 pm on Tuesdays on November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and on January 7, 14, 21 and arrive Kochuveli at 10.30 am on Wednesdays. The trains will stop at Kollam, Kayamkulam, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrisur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and Arakkonam. Train number 06318 will stop at Perambur also.
Train number 06304
Kochuveli - Mangalore Junction weekly special will leave Kochuveli at 4 pm on Wednesdays on November 27, December 4, 11, 18, 25 and January 1, 8, 15, 22 and arrive at Mangalapuram Junction at 5.15 am on Thursdays.
Train number 06303
Mangalore Junction - Kochuveli weekly superfast special will leave Mangalapuram junction at 12.05 pm on Thursdays on November 28, December 5, 12, 19, 26 and on January 2, 9, 16 and 23 and arrive Kochuveli at 12.30 am on Fridays.
The trains will stop at Kollam, Kayamkulam, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Shoranur Junction, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasargod. Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on Wednesday.