Thiruvananthapuram: Starting Sunday (August 20), the Alappuzha-Kannur Executive Express (16307) train will commence from Alappuzha at 3.50 pm. Previously, this train would depart at 2:50 PM. The train will now reach Ernakulam at 5:20 PM and arrive at Shoranur at 7:47 PM.

The Railway Board has granted approval for biweekly trains between Ernakulam-Velankanni and Tirupati-Kollam. Furthermore, there has been an extension order for the Palakkad-Tirunelveli Palaruvi Express, now covering Thoothukudi.

The Ernakulam Velankanni service will operate on Mondays and Saturdays, with the return journey on Tuesdays and Sundays. Having previously run as a special service under number 06361, it has now been renumbered as 16361. Departing at 12:35 PM, the train will reach Velankanni at 5:50 AM the following day. The return journey, train number 16362, will depart from Velankanni at 6:30 PM and arrive in Ernakulam at 12 noon the following day.

The Tirupati-Kollam biweekly service is set to run on Tuesdays and Fridays from Tirupati, with the return on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Departing Tirupati at 2:40 PM, it will reach Kollam at 6:20 AM the next day, travelling via Salem, Palakkad, Thrissur, and Kottayam. The return journey will start at 10 AM, reaching Tirupati at 3:20 AM the following day. The official commencement date for both services will be announced by the Railways soon.

Furthermore, a special train service from Nagercoil to Panvel (06072) via Kottayam and Konkan will be launched during Onam. Departing Nagercoil on September 22, 29, and October 5 at 11:35 AM, the train will reach Panvel at 10:45 PM the next day. The train will leave Panvel on September 24, 31, and October 7 at 12:10 AM, arriving in Thiruvananthapuram at 10 AM the following day. Ticket bookings for these trains have already commenced.

New stops granted:

Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru Malabar Express (16629/16630) at Pattambi 

The Kochuveli-Chandigarh Sampark Kranti biweekly express (12217/12218) and the Tirunelveli-Jamnagar biweekly express (19577/19578) at Tirur

 The Tirunelveli-Gandhidham weekly Humsafar Express (20923/20924) at Kannur

The Yesvantpur-Kochuveli AC weekly express (22677/22678) at Thiruvalla 

The Ernakulam-Hatia- Dharti Aaba AC SF Express (22837/22838) at Aluva 

The Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Express (16127/16128) at Paravur 

The Mangalore-Nagercoil Parasuram Express (16649/16650) at Cheruvathur 

The Tirunelveli-Palakkad Palaruvi Express (16791/16792) at Thenmala.

The Thiruvananthapuram-Nizamuddin Weekly Express (22653/22654) at Changanassery

The Kochuveli-Lokmanyatilak Garib Rath biweekly train (12202/12201) at Changanassery.