Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Southern Railway Announces Special Trains for Velankanni Festival Rush
The railway is adding extra trains for people traveling to the Velankanni festival.
These trains will connect Thiruvananthapuram North and Velankanni.
One train will travel toward Velankanni on two Saturdays.
The return train will travel on the following two Sundays.
The trains will stop at several stations along the route.
The journey will take place overnight.
Ticket bookings opened at 8 am on August 20, 2026.
The extra services are meant to give more people seats during the busy festival period.
Southern Railway will operate special weekly trains between Thiruvananthapuram North and Velankanni.
Train 06115 will run from Thiruvananthapuram North to Velankanni on August 29 and September 5, 2026.
Train 06116 will return from Velankanni to Thiruvananthapuram North on August 30 and September 6, 2026.
Train 06115 departs at 7:35 pm and arrives at 8:40 am the next day, while Train 06116 runs from 7:30 pm to 7:30 am.
Advance reservations opened at 8 am on August 20, 2026, to help manage the festival-season passenger rush.
- Who
- Southern Railway announced the services for passengers traveling between Thiruvananthapuram North and Velankanni.
- What
- Two special weekly express trains, numbered 06115 and 06116, will make two trips in each direction.
- When
- The outward trains run on August 29 and September 5, 2026; return trains run on August 30 and September 6, 2026. Reservations opened on August 20, 2026, at 8 am.
- Where
- The trains operate between Thiruvananthapuram North and Velankanni, stopping at stations including Nagercoil Town, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Tiruchchirappalli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam.
- Why
- They are intended to accommodate increased passenger demand during the festival season.
- Train numbers
- 06115 and 06116
- Route
- Thiruvananthapuram North–Velankanni
- Outward dates
- August 29 and September 5, 2026
- Return dates
- August 30 and September 6, 2026
- Outward timing
- Departs Thiruvananthapuram North at 7:35 pm; arrives at Velankanni at 8:40 am the following day
- Return timing
- Departs Velankanni at 7:30 pm; arrives at Thiruvananthapuram North at 7:30 am the following day
- Reservation opening
- 8 am on August 20, 2026