Nod for Kollam-Ernakulam special MEMU, service to start next weekThe Southern Railway has introduced a temporary special MEMU service between Kollam and Ernakulam via Kottayam to address overcrowding during peak hours. This eight-coach service will operate five days a week from next week until January 3rd, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, departing from Kollam at 6:15 AM and arriving in Ernakulam...
more... at 9:35 AM. The train will return from Ernakulam at 9:50 AM and reach Kollam at 1:30 PM. The service will run until full-time rakes become available, after which a new MEMU service from Punalur to Ernakulam via Kottayam will be launched. Additionally, a special train from Tambaram to Kochuveli via Kollam will be reinstated soon, and special trains from North Indian states are planned for the upcoming Puja and Diwali holidays. A letter has also been sent to the Railway Minister requesting an additional special train to operate alongside the Velankanni Express during the Velankanni Church festival. Kodikkunnil Suresh has also formally requested the Railway Minister to include Sasthamkotta and Kottarakkara in Kollam under the Amrit Bharat Scheme for the 2024-2025 fiscal.
Southern Railway ne Kollam aur Ernakulam ke beech Kottayam via ek special MEMU service shuru ki hai, peak hours mein train mein bheed kam karne ke liye. Ye aath coach ki service hafte mein panch din chalegi, next week se January 3rd tak, Saturday aur Sunday ko chhodkar, Kollam se subah...
more... 6:15 AM par chaliyega aur Ernakulam 9:35 AM par pahuchega. Train Ernakulam se 9:50 AM par vapas chalega aur Kollam 1:30 PM par pahuchega. Ye service tab tak chalegi jab tak full-time rakes available nahi ho jaate, uske baad ek naya MEMU service Punalur se Ernakulam, Kottayam via shuru ki jayegi. Iske alawa, Tambaram se Kochuveli, Kollam via ek special train bhi jaldi hi chalne lagegi, aur North Indian states se Puja aur Diwali ki chuttiyon ke liye special trains ki planning ho rahi hai. Railway Minister ko ek letter bhi bheja gaya hai, jismein Velankanni Church festival ke dauraan Velankanni Express ke saath ek aur special train chalane ka request kiya gaya hai. Kodikkunnil Suresh ne Railway Minister se formally request bhi kiya hai ki Kollam ke Sasthamkotta aur Kottarakkara ko 2024-2025 fiscal ke liye Amrit Bharat Scheme mein shamil kiya jaaye.