Onam rush: 3 special trains from Chennai and Bengaluru

Chennai: Eyeing the Onam rush, three special trains are allotted connecting Chennai and Bengaluru with Kerala.

Train (06046) departing from Ernakulam on August 24, 31 and September 7 at 9 pm will arrive at Chennai Central by 11.30 am the following day.

Similarly, train (06045) leaving Chennai Central at 3.10 pm on August 25, September 1, 8 will reach Ernakulam at 3 am the next day. The train will stop at Perambur, Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpet, Salem, Pothanur (Podanur), Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, and Ernakulam. Passengers can reserve seats from Sunday onwards.

Another train (06041) will depart from Tambaram at 1.30 pm on August 22 and 29, and September 5, reaching Mangaluru at 6.45 am the following day. Train (06042) departing Mangaluru at 10 am on August 23 and 30, and September 6, will arrive in Tambaram at 4.45 am the next morning.

The stops for this route include Chennai Egmore, Perambur, Arakonam, Katpadi, Jolarpet, Salem, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Ottapalam, Kuttippuram, Tirur, Feroke, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyannur, Kanhangad, Kasaragod, and Mangaluru.

Additionally, a Kochuveli-Bengaluru Special Train (06083) will depart from Kochuveli at 6.05 pm on August 22, and 29, and September 5, arriving in Bengaluru at 10.55 am the next morning. Train (06084) will leave Bengaluru at 12.45 pm on August 23 and 30, and September 6, and reach Kochuveli at 6 am the following day. Stops along this route include Kollam, Kayamkulam, Mavelikara, Chengannur, Thiruvalla, Changanassery, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pothanur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpet, Bangarpet, and Krishnarajapuram. The reservation dates for the Kochuveli-Bengaluru train will be announced later.