ChennaiтАЩs Vande Bharat Boost: Kottayam Poised for Terminal Station StatusThe Southern Railway is pushing for a new Vande Bharat train service between Chennai and Kottayam, which could make Kottayam a terminal station. Currently, the only express train originating from Kottayam goes to Nilambur. The new service, with eight coaches, would take nine hours, compared to the usual 13 hours and...
more... 45 minutes. Kottayam's platforms 3 and 4 have facilities for quick turnaround, but additional water-filling facilities on platforms 1A and 5 are needed for more services. The train would be maintained in Chennai. The proposed service would run from December 1 to January 29, 2024, with departures from Chennai at 2 pm on Fridays and Sundays, arriving in Kottayam at 11 pm. Departures from Kottayam would be at 4 am, reaching Chennai by 1 pm.
Southern Railway Chennai aur Kottayam ke beech ek naya Vande Bharat train service chahta hai, jisse Kottayam ek terminal station ban sakta hai. Ab tak, Kottayam se sirf ek express train Nilambur jaati hai. Naya service, jisme aath coaches honge, 9 ghante mein poora hoga, jo aaj ke 13 ghante 45...
more... minute ke safar se kam hai. Kottayam ke platform 3 aur 4 mein jaldi turnaround ke liye facilities hain, par platform 1A aur 5 par zyada water-filling facilities ki jarurat hai, jisse zyada services chalai ja sake. Train ko Chennai mein maintain kiya jaayega. Yeh service 1 December se 29 January 2024 tak chalegi, Chennai se 2 pm par Friday aur Sunday ko chalke, Kottayam 11 pm par pahuchegi. Kottayam se 4 am par chalta hua, yeh train 1 pm par Chennai pahuchegi.