The Southern Railway is running special Vande Bharat Express trains between Chennai Central and Kottayam to accommodate the increased number of pilgrims traveling to Sabarimala during the festival season. The train (06151) will depart from Chennai Central at 4:30 am on December 15th, 17th, 22nd, and 24th and arrive in Kottayam...
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at 4:15 pm on the same day. The return train (06152) will depart from Kottayam at 4:40 am on December 16th, 18th, 23rd, and 25th and arrive in Chennai Central at 5:15 pm. The train will stop at Katpadi, Salem, Palakkad, and Aluva. Additionally, the Southern Railway is also running other special trains for the Sabarimala pilgrimage, including train number 07109/07110 between Kacheguda and Kollam, which will run on December 18th and 25th, and January 1st, 8th, and 15th. Train number 07110 will run on December 20th and 27th, and January 3rd, 10th, and 17th. Furthermore, train numbers 06119 and 06120 will run between Tambaram and Kollam on December 16th and 17th.