Kozhikode: Southern Railway Tuesday said it would operate a special Fare Special between Yeswantpur, Kannur and Hubballi to clear the extra rush of passengers owing to Onam festival.
The Yeswantpur - Kannur Special Fare Special will depart from Yeswantpur at 6.50 PM Tuesday and arrive at Kannur at 8.30 am Wednesday.
The Kannur - Hubballi Special Fare Special will leave Kannur at 7.10 PM Wednesday to reach Hubballi at 7.00 PM on Thursday (September 15), a Southern Railway release said.
A special Jansadharan Express train will be operated from Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram via Shoranur. It left Bengaluru city at 11.15 AM Tuesday and would arrive at Thiruvananthapuram Central at 05.15 AM Wednesday, it said.
In the return direction the Thiruvananthapuram- Bengaluru Jansadharan Express special will leave Thiruvananthapuram Central at 6.35 PM Wednesday to arrive at Bengaluru City at 12.20 PM the next day.
The release also said another Express Special train would be operated between Shoranur and Kannur as feeder service to those arriving by Bengaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Jansadharan Express Special train and bound for stations between Shoranur and Kannur.
This special train would leave Shoranur at 10.15 PM Tuesday, the release said.