Thiruvananthapuram, Friday, 26 February, 2010: Southern Railway will run special trains between Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam to clear the extra rush of passengers during ‘Attukal Pongala’ festival.

The Special train will leave Kollam at 0400 hrs and will arrive Thiruvananthapuram at 0600 hrs on February 28.

The Mangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Parasuram express will halt at Mayyanad, Paravur and Kappil. The Lokmanya Tilak-Thiruvananthapuram express will halt at Murukkumpuzha and Kazhakuttam, a railway press release said.

The Hyderabad-Thiruvananthapuram express will halt at Kappil, Chirayinkeezh
and Kochuveli as part of the ‘Attukal Pongala’. The Palghat-Thiruvananthapuram Amritha express and the Mangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Maveli express will halt at Mayyanad, Paravur and Kappil.

The Thrivananthapuram-Ernakulam Vanchinad express, the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore Malabar express, the Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam Intercity express and the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore Maveli express trains will halt at all stations between Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam.

The Thiruvananthapuram-Chennaiu Egmore Ananthapuri express will halt at all stations between Thiruvananthapuram and Nagercoil Jn