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Ticket reservation for the Ernakulam-Velankanni bi-weekly express train kicked off at 8:00 AM on Thursday. (File pic)
From Ernakulam, the train will have stops at Kottayam, Kollam, Kottarakkara, Punalur, Chenkota, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar and Nagapatnam. From Ernakulam, the train will have stops at Kottayam, Kollam, Kottarakkara, Punalur, Chenkota, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar and Nagapatnam
The Ernakulam-Velankanni bi-weekly express train will start running from September 25. The train will depart from Ernakulam on Mondays and Saturdays at 1:00 PM. It will reach Velankanni at 5:45 AM the next day.
From Velankanni, the train will start on Tuesdays and Sundays. It will depart from Velankanni at 6:40 PM and reach Ernakulam Junction at 11:40 AM the next day. From Ernakulam, the train will have stops at Kottayam, Kollam, Kottarakkara, Punalur, Chenkota, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar and Nagapatnam.
The Ernakulam-Velankanni bi-weekly express train will have stops at Kottayam, Changanassery, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayamkulam, Kollam, Kottarakkara and Punalur. The ticket reservation kicked off at 8:00 AM on Thursday.
A special train has been running from Ernakulam to Velankanni via Kollam-Chenkota once a week for the past several years. There have been demands from various quarters to regularize this train.
This train has now been regularised by the Railways which will run twice a week. Pilgrims travelling to Velankanni will benefit from this new train.
